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Uuno Öpik
Uuno Öpik (a.k.a. Uno Öpik; 19 October 1926 in Tartu, Tartu, Estonia – 30 April 2005 in Bath, Somerset, Bath, UK) was an Estonian-born Atomic physics, atomic physicist most of whose adult life was spent in Northern Ireland and Great Britain. He was one of six children of Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist Ernst Öpik. His son is the British politician Lembit Öpik. Life and career Uuno Öpik graduated from Tartu 1st Gymnasium in 1943. In 1943 his father Ernst moved the family to Gdańsk, Danzig, and then to Swinemünde and finally to Hamburg. From 1946 to 1948 he studied at the Baltic University. In 1948 the family moved to Northern Ireland, when his father joined the staff at the Armagh Observatory. In 1950 he became a member of Student Society Liivika. Öpik studied at Queen's University Belfast (QUB), getting a BSc in mathematics in 1950, a BSc in physics in 1951, and a PhD in physics in 1954 with the thesis, "Quantal investigations of certain excitation and ionizat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the two largest lakes in Estonia, Lake Võrtsjärv and Lake Peipus. From the 13th century until the end of the 19th century, Tartu was known in most of the world by variants of its historical name Dorpat. Tartu, the largest urban centre of southern Estonia, is often considered the "intellectual capital city" of the country, especially as it is home to the nation's oldest and most renowned university, the University of Tartu (founded in 1632). Tartu also houses the Supreme Court of Estonia, the Ministry of Education and Research (Estonia), Ministry of Education and Research, the Estonian National Museum, and the oldest Estonian-language theatre, Vanemuine. It is also the birthplace of the Estonian Song Festivals. Tartu was designated as the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
