| LC control no. | n 81022886 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Wolfendale, A. W. |
| Variant(s) | Wolfendale, Arnold W. (Arnold Whittaker) Wolfendale, Arnold Whittaker |
| Birth date | 1927-06-25 |
| Death date | 2020-12-22 |
| Place of birth | Rugby (England) |
| Field of activity | Physics Astronomy |
| Affiliation | University of Durham |
| Profession or occupation | Physicists Astronomers |
| Found in | His Cosmic rays, 1963. Origin of cosmic rays, c1981: t.p. (Arnold W. Wolfendale) Oxford International Symposium (1981 : Christ Church, Oxford). Progress in cosmology, c1982: CIP t.p. (A.W. Wolfendale) CIP data sheet (b. 6/25/27) Information from 678 converted Jan. 5, 2015 (senior lecturer in physics, Univ. of Durham) Guardian WWW site, viewed Jan. 8, 2021 (Sir Arnold Wolfendale, 14th astronomer royal; Arnold Whittaker Wolfendale, physicist, born 25 June 1927, Rugby; died 22 December 2020; did much to advance understanding of cosmic rays. For this purpose he assembled a strong team at Durham University, making it one of Britain's leading centres for research in this field. In 1956 he joined the physics department as a lecturer, and during his time as professor (1965-92) established a highly regarded astronomy division. Arnold remained emeritus professor at Durham) |
| Associated language | eng |
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