| RefNo | EC/1973/06 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XIX, 80 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Beynon, William John Granville: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Description | Citation typed. Note attached to certificate detailing further achievements by Beynon. |
| Citation | Distinguished for his original contributions to our knowledge of the ionosphere. His observational work carried out over a period of more than 25 years has been made using pulse sounder techniques and these results have contributed significantly to our understanding of the nature of the ionospheric regions, the internal motions within them and their association with solar and geophysical factors. Beynon is also distinguished for his international co-operative work especially in connection with the I.G.Y. and I.Q.S.Y. |
| In addition to his scientific work Beynon has given selfless devotion to the cause of international science, especially in those disciplines which have only been able to thrive through international collaboration. For 20 years he has been a leading figure in the International Union for Radio Science (URSI) and is at present the senior Vice-President. He was an active member of the Committee for the International Geophysical Year during the whole of its existence and was President of the Committee for the International Quiet Sun Year from 1962 to 1967. He was prominent in establishing the International Union on Solar Terrestrial Physics of which he is Vice-President and he also represents URSI on COSPAR. He is distinguished internationally for his achievements on these organisations. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA2136 | Beynon; Sir; William John Granville (1914 - 1996) | 1914 - 1996 |