Antony Hewish

Antony Hewish was an astronomer and physicist from the United Kingdom . He was born on May 11, 1924, in Fowey , and his birth name was Antony Hewish . Hewish passed away on September 13, 2021 .

Hewish pursued his education at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge , and the University of Cambridge . He is notably recognized for receiving the 1974 Nobel Prize in Physics . Throughout his career, Hewish mentored notable doctoral students, including Jocelyn Bell Burnell .