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Also known as Sir Bernard Lovell, Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell, Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell

English physicist and radio astronomer

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Born
1913
Works
47

Top works

  • Astronomy
  • Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett
  • The New universe
  • Radio astronomy
  • Science and civilization

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  • 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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