| RefNo | EC/2021/09 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Close, Francis 'Frank' Edwin: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 21 April 2021 |
| Description | Certificate endorsing election of Frank Close as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Includes personal details of the elected Fellow, citation giving the reasons for election, and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
| Citation | Frank Close's energy and contagious enthusiasm have been extraordinarily effective in explaining profound concepts in physics at all levels of society, including Parliamentary Government, opinion formers, researchers, and the public at large, both in the United Kingdom and internationally - through the written word, the spoken word and the broadcast media. Combining high-level scholarship in research with outstanding authoritative commentary on particle physics and science in general, he has become a leading influential pedagogue and historian of the physical sciences - one of a very small number in the English speaking world. His outstanding achievements were recognized in 2013 by the award of the Michael Faraday Prize. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Computer printout |
| PhysicalDescription | A4 papers |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
| AccessConditions | Election certificates are subject to 50 year closure period from date of election. Details of proposers and date certificate was first submitted for candidacy are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |