Brian Pippard | |
|---|---|
 Brian Pippard | |
| Born | 7 September 1920 Earl's Court, London, England |
| Died | 21 September 2008 (aged 88) Cambridge, England |
| Alma mater | Clare College, Cambridge |
| Father | Alfred Pippard |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society Hughes Medal (1960) Holweck Medal (1961) Heineman Prize (1969) Onsager Medal (2005) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
| Notable students | Brian David Josephson John Shepherd John Clarke |
| 1st President of Clare Hall, Cambridge | |
| In office 1966–1973 | |
| Succeeded by | Sir Robert Honeycombe |
Sir Alfred Brian Pippard, FRS (7 September 1920 – 21 September 2008),[1] was a British physicist. He was Cavendish Professor of Physics from 1971 until 1982 and an Honorary Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge, of which he was the first President.
- ^ Longair, M. S.; Waldram, J. R. (2009). "Sir Alfred Brian Pippard. 7 September 1920 -- 21 September 2008". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 55: 201–220. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2009.0014.