Michael Woolfson
Michael Mark Woolfson ( January 9, 1927 - December 23, 2019 ) was a British physicist .
Career
Woolfson went to Jesus College (Oxford) and received a PhD from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST). From 1952 to 1954 he was at the Cavendish Laboratory of the University of Cambridge , from 1954 to 1955 ICI Fellow of the University of Cambridge. He was then from 1955 to 1965 at UMIST and from 1965 to 1994 Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of York , whose Department of Physics he headed from 1982 to 1987. Most recently, he was Professor Emeritus at the University of York.
Woolfson dealt with the formation of stars and planets, as well as biophysics and crystal structure analysis .
Awards
- 1984 Fellow of the Royal Society
- 1984 Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and the Institute of Physics
- 1986 Hughes Medal
Publications
- Michael M. Woolfson, (2012). Everyday Probability and Statistics, Health, Elections, Gambling and War, 2nd Edition , Imperial College Press. ISBN 978-1-84816-761-2
- Michael M. Woolfson and Fan Hai-Fu, (2005). Physical and Non-Physical Methods of Solving Crystal Structures , Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-01938-9
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prof Michael Woolfson, FRS. Retrieved October 8, 2012 .
- ↑ Michael M. Woolfson (1927-2019). International Union of Crystallography, accessed January 13, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Woolfson, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Woolfson, Michael Mark |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1927 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23 December 2019 |