John Nye (scientist)

John Nye
Born(1923-02-26)26 February 1923
Died8 January 2019(2019-01-08) (aged 95)
Alma materKing's College, Cambridge
Spouse
Georgiana Wiebenson
(m. 1953)
Children3
Family
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Bristol
Notable studentsHeidy Mader

John Frederick Nye (26 February 1923[1] – 8 January 2019[2]) was a British physicist and glaciologist. He was the first to apply plasticity to understand glacier flow.[3][4] He was a member of the University of Bristol's physics department for 66 years.[5]

  1. ^ Merchant, Paul. "National Life Stories an Oral History to British Sciences" (PDF). The British Library Board. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. ^ "John F. Nye 1923–2019". International Glaciological Society. 16 January 2019. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. ^ Lalena, John N.; David A. Cleary (2005). Principles of Inorganic Materials Design. WileyIEEE. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-471-71488-0.
  4. ^ Certificates of Election and Candidature, RefNo EC/1976/26: Nye, John Frederick. Royal Society. Accessed 2009-04-26.
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