| Authorised form of name | Burbidge; Geoffrey Ronald (1925 - 2010) |
| Dates | 1925 - 2010 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | England |
| Date of birth | 24/09/1925 |
| Place of death | Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, USA |
| Date of death | 26/01/2010 |
| Occupation | Astronomer, cosmologist |
| Activity | Career:
With his wife published a paper describing the synthesis of elements in the cores of stars, known as B2FH theory after the names of those worked on it - the Burbidges, American physicist William Fowler and British astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle.
Influence on origin and nature of the universe - rected big-bang theory. Pioneer of radio astronomy, studying galaxies that emit large amounts of energy in the radio spectrum. Director of Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson (1978-1984).
Founding member of the University of California San Diego's department of Physics, Professor of Physics (1962-2002);
President of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (1974-1976); Jansky Prize of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (1985)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 21/03/1968 |
| Age at election | 42 |
| Relationships | Husband of Eleanor Margaret Burbidge (FRS 1964) |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/24693872 |
| Code | NA4345 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1968/04 | Burbidge, Geoffrey Ronald: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |