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Bernard Lovell
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English physicist and radio astronomer
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Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell was a British astronomer, physicist, and university teacher. Born in 1913, he worked at the University of Manchester and was educated at the University of Bristol. His field of work was astronomy, with notable contributions to radio astronomy. He spoke English.
Lovell was a member of the Royal Society, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the International Astronomical Union. He received the Royal Medal, the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics. He died in Swettenham in 2012.
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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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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of death
- Swettenham
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Bristol
- Employer
- University of Manchester
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- radio astronomy
- Field of work
- astronomy
- Image
- BernardLovell.jpg
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- American Philosophical Society
- Commons category
- Bernard Lovell
- date of birth
- 1913-08-31
- date of death
- 2012-08-06
- birth name
- Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physics
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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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