Person Ziman; John Michael (1925 - 2005) Ziman John Michael 1925 - 2005 British Male New Zealand 16/05/1925 19250516 02/01/2005 20050102

New Zealand (1925-1947)

Theoretical physicist Solid state physics Science and society Education: Hamilton High School, New Zealand; Victoria University College, Wellington, New Zealand; DPhil in Mathematics and Physics, Balliol College, Oxford Career: Junior lecturer in mathematics (1951-1953) and then Pressed Steel Company Research Fellow, Oxford University (1953-1954); Lecturer in Physics, Cambridge University (1954-1964); Fellow of King's College, Cambridge (1957-1964); Editor of Cambridge Review (1958-1959); Professor of Theoretical Physics (1964-1969), Melville Wills Professor of Physics (1969-1976), director H H Wills Physics Laboratory and Henry Overton Wills Professor of Physics (1976-1982), University of Bristol; won the Airey Neave Memorial Scholarship with John Humphries and Paul Sieghart for their findings on abuse of human rights of scientists (1981), published as 'The World of Science and the Rule of Law' (1986); visiting professor, Department of Social and Economic Studies, Imperial College, London (1982-1987); Chairman, Council for Science and Society (1976-1990); Chairman, European Association for the Study of Science and Society (1982-1986); director of Science Policy Support Group (1986-1991); member of International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste (1970-1979); member of Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs; chairman of Epistemology Group studying the evolution of knowledge and invention (1994). Married (1951) Rosemary Dixon (died 2001); married Joan Solomon Lectures: Rutherford Memorial 1968; Bernal 1983; Medawar 1995 Fellow 16/03/1967 41 Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2006 vol 52 pp 479-491, plate, by Sir Michael Berry and John F Nye Obituary in Times (1 February 2005); Guardian (2 February 2005); Telegraph (17 February 2005) References: Robin J H Clark and Michael J Kelly, 'New Zealand, New Zealanders and the Royal Society' in NR 1994 vol 48 pp 263-281 P Lipton, 'The science of science. Real science: what it is, and what it means, by J Ziman' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 108-111 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 16 May 1925 - 2 Jan 2005 NA1429 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/103648043 dca030ad-cebc-41d6-a380-38be53da2619