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Bernard Lovell
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English physicist and radio astronomer
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1913
- Works
- 47
Top works
- Astronomy
- Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett
- The New universe
- Radio astronomy
- Science and civilization
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)
· 2016 · cited 23,677x
- <scp>CHARMM</scp>: A program for macromolecular energy, minimization, and dynamics calculations
· 1983 · cited 13,595x
- <i>Planck</i>
2018 results
· 2020 · cited 13,378x
- Market Orientation: The Construct, Research Propositions, and Managerial Implications
· 1990 · cited 13,178x
- Market Orientation: Antecedents and Consequences
· 1993 · cited 12,956x
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Quotes
- “The successful launching of the Sputnik was a demonstration of one of the highest scientific and technological achievements of man—a tantalizing invitation both to the militarist in search of ever more devastating means of destruction and to the astronomer searching for new means of carrying his instruments away from their earthbound environment.”
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Key facts
- Born
- Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell , ( 1913-08-31 ) 31 August 1913, Oldland Common , Gloucestershire , England
- Died
- 6 August 2012 (2012-08-06) (aged 98), Swettenham , Cheshire, England
- Alma mater
- University of Bristol
- Known for
- Radio astronomy
- Awards
- Royal Medal Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Gabor Medal and Prize Knight Bachelor Benjamin Franklin Medal Dalton Medal
- Fields
- Astronomy physics
- Institutions
- University of Manchester Telecommunications Research Establishment Jodrell Bank Observatory
- Thesis
- The electrical conductivity of thin metallic films (1936)
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell (/ˈlʌvəl/ LUV-əl; 31 August 1913 – 6 August 2012) was an English physicist and radio astronomer. He was the first director of Jodrell Bank Observatory, from 1945 to 1980.
Early life and education
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