Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician,physicist,astronomer,alchemist,theologian,and author who was described in his time as a natural philosopher. He was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment that followed. His pioneering book PhilosophiæNaturalis Principia Mathematica,first published in 1687,consolidated many previous results and established classical mechanics. Newton also made seminal contributions to optics,and shares credit with German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz for developing infinitesimal calculus.
The Cavendish Laboratory is the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge,and is part of the School of Physical Sciences. The laboratory was opened in 1874 on the New Museums Site as a laboratory for experimental physics and is named after the British chemist and physicist Henry Cavendish. The laboratory has had a huge influence on research in the disciplines of physics and biology.
The British Science Association (BSA) is a charity and learned society founded in 1831 to aid in the promotion and development of science. Until 2009 it was known as the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BA). The current Chief Executive is Katherine Mathieson. The BSA's mission is to get more people engaged in the field of science by coordinating,delivering,and overseeing different projects that are suited to achieve these goals. The BSA "envisions a society in which a diverse group of people can learn and apply the sciences in which they learn." and is managed by a professional staff located at their Head Office in the Wellcome Wolfson Building. The BSA offers a wide variety of activities and events that both recognize and encourage people to be involved in science. These include the British Science Festival,British Science Week,the CREST Awards,Huxley Summit,Media Fellowships Scheme,along with regional and local events.
The Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences is an international research institute for mathematics and its many applications at the University of Cambridge. It is named after one of the university's most illustrious figures,the mathematician and natural philosopher Sir Isaac Newton and occupies one of the buildings in the Cambridge Centre for Mathematical Sciences.
The Harkness Fellowship is a program run by the Commonwealth Fund of New York City. This fellowship was established to reciprocate the Rhodes Scholarships and enable Fellows from several countries to spend time studying in the United States.
Malcolm Sim Longair is a British physicist. From 1991 to 2008 he was the Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge. Since 2016 he has been Editor-in-Chief of the Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society.
Sir Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble was a British theoretical physicist,senior research investigator at the Blackett Laboratory and Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics at Imperial College London. His research interests were in quantum field theory,especially the interface between high-energy particle physics and cosmology. He is best known as one of the first to describe the Higgs mechanism,and for his research on topological defects. From the 1950s he was concerned about the nuclear arms race and from 1970 took leading roles in promoting the social responsibility of the scientist.
Sir Harrie Stewart Wilson Massey was an Australian mathematical physicist who worked primarily in the fields of atomic and atmospheric physics.
Sir John Currie Gunn was an influential Scottish mathematician and physicist.
Sir Denys Haigh Wilkinson FRS was a British nuclear physicist.
John Francis Toland FRS FRSE is an Irish mathematician based in the UK. From 2011 to 2016 he served as Director of the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences and N M Rothschild &Sons Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Cambridge.
Sir Keith Burnett,CBE,FRS FLSW is a British physicist and President Elect of the Institute of Physics. He is Chair of the Nuffield Foundation —an independent charitable trust with a mission to advance educational opportunity and social well-being,founding Chair of the Academic Council the Schmidt Science Fellows,and a member of the Board of international education providers Study Group.
William James Stirling was a physicist who served as the first Provost of Imperial College London. He was appointed to this role in August 2013 and retired in August 2018.
Sir David Evan Naunton Davies is a British electrical engineer and educator,knighted for services to science and technology in the 1994 New Year Honours.
Thomas Alty FRSE FIP FRSC LLD (1899–1982) was a Scottish physicist and university administrator who became Chancellor of Rhodes University in South Africa.
Robert Schlapp FRSE was a 20th century British physicist and mathematician of German descent. He was affectionately known as Robin Schlapp.
Sir Henry Thirkill was an English physicist and academic administrator.
