EntityQ742511· pop 12· linked from 42 articlesAlexander DalgarnoSign in to saveBritish physicist and father of molecular astrophysics (1928–2015)ConnectionsOpticaEntityUnited KingdomCountryLondonCityHarvard UniversityEntityWayback MachineEntityastrophysicsEntitydigital object identifierEntityphysicistEntitytheoretical physicsEntityUniversity College LondonEntityDoctor of PhilosophyEntityBose–Einstein condensateEntitybibcodeEntityNebula AwardEntitytheoretical chemistryEntityNational Academy of SciencesEntitymolecular physicsEntityscatteringEntityMathematics Genealogy ProjectEntityRoyal Astronomical SocietyOrganizationCategories1928 births2015 deathsAcademics of Queen's University BelfastAlumni of University College LondonBenjamin Franklin Medal (Franklin Institute) laureatesBritish fellows of the Royal SocietyFellows of the American Geophysical UnionFellows of the American Physical SocietyFellows of the Royal Astronomical SocietyHarvard University facultyMembers of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science