Edward C. Bullard
Sir Edward Crisp Bullard (born September 21, 1907 in Norwich , Norfolk , † April 3, 1980 in La Jolla , California ) was a British geophysicist.
Bullard studied physics at Ernest Rutherford at the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge University . Later he switched from nuclear physics to geophysics. There he mainly worked in the field of dynamo theory for the creation of the earth's magnetic field .
From 1948 to 1955 he headed the National Physical Laboratory .
Bullard received the American Geophysical Union's William Bowie Medal in 1975 . In 1941 he was elected as a member (" Fellow ") in the Royal Society , which awarded him the Hughes Medal in 1953 and the Royal Medal in 1975 . In 1953 he was beaten to a Knight Bachelor , in 1954 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , 1959 to the National Academy of Sciences and 1969 to the American Philosophical Society . In 1965 he was awarded the gold medal of the Royal Astronomical Society .
Web links
- Entry to Bullard; Sir; Edward Crisp (1907-1980); Knight Geophysicist in the Royal Society Archives , London
- Literature by and about Edward C. Bullard in the WorldCat bibliographic database
Individual evidence
- ^ Member History: Edward C. Bullard. American Philosophical Society, accessed May 24, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bullard, Edward C. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bullard, Sir Edward Crisp (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British geophysicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Norwich , Norfolk |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 3, 1980 |
| Place of death | La Jolla , California |