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Hewish
Hewish is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Antony Hewish (1924–2021), English astronomer * James Hewish, Australian short track speed skating referee See also *East Hewish and West Hewish, hamlets in the civil parish of Puxton, England {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antony Hewish
Antony Hewish (11 May 1924 – 13 September 2021) was a British radio astronomer who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974 (together with fellow radio-astronomer Martin Ryle) for his role in the discovery of pulsars. He was also awarded the Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1969. Early life and education Hewish attended King's College, Taunton. His undergraduate degree, at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, was interrupted by the Second World War. He was assigned to war service at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, and at the Telecommunications Research Establishment where he worked with Martin Ryle. Returning to the University of Cambridge in 1946, Hewish completed his undergraduate degree and became a postgraduate student in Ryle's research team at the Cavendish Laboratory. For his PhD thesis, awarded in 1952, Hewish made practical and theoretical advances in the observation and exploitation of the scintillations of astronomical radio sources, due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hewish
James Hewish (born unknown) is an Australian short track speed skating referee who works for ISU. He participated in the 2002 Salt Lake City and 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics as the chief referee in the short track speed skating events. Refereeing career In the men's 1500 m short track speed skating event of the 2002 Winter Olympics, with one lap remaining and currently in second place, Apolo Ohno of the United States attempted to make a pass on the leader Kim Dong-Sung of South Korea, who then drifted to the inside and as a result, Ohno raised his arms to imply he was blocked. Kim finished first ahead of Ohno, but Hewish disqualified Kim for what appeared to be impeding, awarding the gold medal to Ohno. South Korean media accused Ohno of simulating a foul, using the Konglish word "Hollywood action". The disqualification of Kim upset South Korean supporters, many of whom directed their anger at Ohno and the International Olympic Committee. A large number of e-mails protestin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |