Harry Atkinson (physicist)
New Zealand physicist and science administrator (1929–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Harry Hindmarsh Atkinson (5 August 1929 – 30 December 2018) was a British physicist and science administrator.[1] He served as chair of the European Space Agency Council between 1984 and 1987.
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Harry Atkinson | |
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Born | Harry Hindmarsh Atkinson (1929-08-05)5 August 1929 Wellington, New Zealand |
Died | 30 December 2018(2018-12-30) (aged 89) Oxfordshire, England |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Spouse |
Anne Barrett (m. 1958) |
Children | Three |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Atomic Energy Research Establishment Rutherford Laboratory Cabinet Office Science Research Council |
Thesis | Small angle scattering of X-rays and neutrons from metals (1959) |
Doctoral advisor | Neville Mott |
Relatives | Harry Atkinson (grandfather) Arthur Atkinson (great-uncle) Maria Atkinson (great-aunt) Torchy Atkinson (cousin) Monica Brewster (cousin) |
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