Person Hanbury Brown; Robert (1916 - 2002) Hanbury Brown Robert 1916 - 2002 British Male Aravankadu, India 31/08/1916 19160831 16/01/2002 20020116

Hampshire (after retirement)

Engineer Radio astronomy Education: Tonbridge School; Brighton Technical College; London University. BSc in Engineering (1935) Career: Radar development under Sir Robert Watson-Watt (FRS 1941), Air Ministry Research Station, Bawdsey Manor (1936-1942); seconded as Assistant Head, Combined Research Group, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington (1942); Consultant Engineer in partnership with Sir Robert Watson-Watt (1947-1949); with Bernard Lovell (FRS 1955) (1949); involved in the early development of Jodrell Bank; Professor of Radio-Astronomy, Manchester University (1960); Professor of Physics (Astronomy), Sydney University (1964-1981); returned to England (1986) Memberships: International Astronomical Union (President 1982-1985) Son of an Army officer; married (1952) Heather Chesterman; three children, one daughter and two sons Medals and prizes: Hughes Medal 1971 Fellow 24/03/1960 43 Sources: Daily Telegraph 22 January 2002 (obituary); Guardian 18 January 2002 (obituary) References: Sir Bernard Lovell, review of R Hanbury Brown, Boffin: A Personal Story of the Early Days of Radar, Radio Astronomy and Quantum Optics in NR 1992 vol 46 pp 332-334 B Lovell, 'The cavity magnetron in World War II: was the secrecy justified?' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 283 - 294 Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2003 vol 49 pp 83-106, plate, by John Davis and Sir Bernard Lovell 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 There are no Dinosaurs in the Bible (2003) Boffin: a personal story of the early days of radar, radio astronomy and quantum optics (1991) [Autobiography] Wisdom of Science (1986) Photons, galaxies and stars (1985) Man and the Stars (1978) The Intensity Interferometer (1974) 31 Aug 1916 - 16 Jan 2002 NA3273 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 1c299d36-71a4-4905-bcee-b08517f3f327