Antony Hewish, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Antony Hewish

English physicist and radio astronomer

Date of Birth: 11-May-1924

Place of Birth: Fowey, England, United Kingdom

Profession: astronomer, physicist, astrophysicist, university teacher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Antony Hewish (born 11 May 1924) is 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.