John Ashworth Ratcliffe
John Ashworth Ratcliffe FRS (born December 12, 1902 in Bacup , Lancashire , † October 25, 1987 in Cambridge ) was a British physicist and radio astronomer .
Life
John Ashworth Ratcliffe researched electromagnetic wave propagation in the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University. From 1939 to 1945 he was involved in the development of the radar at the Telecommunications Research Establishment . In 1960 he headed the Radio and Space Research Station .
Fonts
- The Physical Principles of Wireless (1929)
- The Magnetoionic Theory and its Applications to the Ionosphere (1959)
- Physics of the Upper Atmosphere (co-author, 1960)
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Sun, Earth and Radio (1970)
- Sun, earth, radio. Exploring the ionosphere . Munich: Kindler, 1970.
- An Introduction to the Ionosphere and Magnetosphere (1972)
Honors
- Holweck Prize (1953)
- Royal Medal (1966)
- Faraday Medal (1966)
- Royal Astronomical Society Gold Medal (1976)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography of John Ashworth Ratcliffe Publications on purbeckradar.org.uk
- ^ The Papers of John Ashworth Ratcliffe Publications of the Janus Project at Cambridge University Cambridge University
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| SURNAME | Ratcliffe, John Ashworth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British physicist and radio astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bacup , Lancashire |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 1987 |
| Place of death | Cambridge |