List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1955

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This page lists Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1955. [1]

Royal Society English learned society for science

The President, Council and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, commonly known as the Royal Society, is a learned society. Founded on 28 November 1660, it was granted a royal charter by King Charles II as "The Royal Society". It is the oldest national scientific institution in the world. The society is the United Kingdom's and Commonwealth of Nations' Academy of Sciences and fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, recognising excellence in science, supporting outstanding science, providing scientific advice for policy, fostering international and global co-operation, education and public engagement.

Contents

Fellows

  1. Sir David Robert Bates [2]
  2. George Washington Corner [3]
  3. E. J. H. Corner [4]
  4. Sir Alan Cottrell [5]
  5. Samuel Devons
  6. Allan Watt Downie [6]
  7. Kingsley Charles Dunham [7]
  8. David John Finney
  9. Alexander Fleck, 1st Baron Fleck [8]
  10. Kenneth James Franklin [9]
  11. Sir William Hawthorne
  12. Donald Holroyde Hey [10]
  13. Sir Harold Percival Himsworth [11]
  14. Sir Andrew Huxley
  15. Reginald W. James [12]
  16. Dan Lewis [13]
  17. John Wilfrid Linnett [14]
  18. Sir Bernard Lovell [15] [16]
  19. Otto Lowenstein [17]
  20. Raymond Lyttleton [18]
  21. Alexander George Ogston [19]
  22. Guido Pontecorvo [20]
  23. James Arthur Ramsay [21]
  24. Frederick Clifford Tompkins [22]
  25. Arthur Geoffrey Walker [23]
  26. George Philip Wells [24]

Foreign Members

  1. Werner Heisenberg [25]
  2. Lise Meitner [26]
  3. Otto Renner [27]

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References

  1. ↑ "Fellows of the Royal Society". London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 2015-03-16.
  2. ↑ Dalgarno, A. (1997). "David Robert Bates". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 43: 49. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1997.0004.
  3. ↑ Zuckerman, L. (1983). "George Washington Corner. 12 December 1889-28 September 1981". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 29: 92–112. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1983.0004.
  4. ↑ Mabberley, D. J. (1999). "Edred John Henry Corner". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 45: 77. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1999.0007.
  5. ↑ Smallman, R. E.; Knott, J. F. (2013). "Sir Alan Cottrell FRS FREng. 17 July 1919 -- 15 February 2012". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 59: 93–124. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2012.0042.
  6. ↑ Tyrrell, D. A. J.; McCarthy, K. (1990). "Allan Watt Downie. September 1901-26 January 1988". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 35: 98–112. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1990.0004.
  7. ↑ Johnson, G. A. L. (2003). "Sir Kingsley Charles Dunham. 2 January 1910 - 5 April 2001 Elected FRS 1955". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 49: 147. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2003.0009.
  8. ↑ Holroyd, R. (1971). "Alexander Fleck. Baron Fleck of Saltcoats". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 17: 242. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1971.0010.
  9. ↑ De Burgh Daly, I.; MacBeth, R. G. (1968). "Kenneth James Franklin. 1897-1966". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 14: 223. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1968.0010.
  10. ↑ Cadogan, J. I. G.; Davies, D. I. (1988). "Donald Holroyde Hey. 12 September 1904-21 January 1987". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 34: 294. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1988.0011. JSTOR   770054.
  11. ↑ Black, D.; Gray, J. (1995). "Sir Harold Percival Himsworth, K. C. B. 19 May 1905-1 November 1993". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 41: 200. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1995.0013.
  12. ↑ Bragg, W. L. (1965). "Reginald William James". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 11: 114–126. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1965.0007.
  13. ↑ Casselton, L. A.; Jones, D. A. (2012). "Dan Lewis. 30 December 1910 -- 30 September 2009". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 58: 163–178. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2011.0023.
  14. ↑ Buckingham, A. D. (1977). "John Wilfrid Linnett. 3 August 1913 -- 7 November 1975". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 23: 311–326. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1977.0012. JSTOR   769617.
  15. ↑ Davies, Rodney D.; Graham-Smith, Francis; Lyne, Andrew G. (2016). "Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell OBE. 31 August 1913 — 6 August 2012". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society : rsbm20150026. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2015.0026.
  16. ↑ Smith, F. G.; Davies, R.; Lyne, A. (2012). "Bernard Lovell (1913–2012)". Nature. 488 (7413): 592. Bibcode:2012Natur.488..592S. doi:10.1038/488592a.
  17. ↑ Alexander, R. M. (2001). "Otto Egon Lowenstein. 24 October 1906 - 31 January 1999: Elected F.R.S. 1955". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 47: 357. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2001.0020.
  18. ↑ Bondi, H.; Hoyle, F. (1997). "Raymond Arthur Lyttleton". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 43: 305. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1997.0017.
  19. ↑ Smithies, O. (1999). "Alexander George Ogston". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 45: 349. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1999.0024. JSTOR   770281.
  20. ↑ Siddiqi, O. (2002). "Guido Pontecorvo. 29 November 1907 - 25 September 1999". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 48: 375. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2002.0022.
  21. ↑ Maddrell, S. H. P. (1990). "James Arthur Ramsay. 6 September 1909-5 February 1988". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 36: 420. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1990.0038.
  22. ↑ King, D.; Enderby, J. (2004). "Frederick Clifford Tompkins. 29 August 1910 - 5 November 1995: Elected F.R.S. 1955". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 50: 309. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2004.0020.
  23. ↑ Hitchin, N. J. (2006). "Arthur Geoffrey Walker. 17 July 1909 -- 31 March 2001: Elected FRS 1955". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 52: 413–421. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2006.0028.
  24. ↑ Fogg, G. E. (1986). "George Philip Wells". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 32: 650–676. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1986.0022.
  25. ↑ Mott, Nevill; Peierls, Rudolf (1977). "Werner Heisenberg 5 December 1901 -- 1 February 1976". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . Royal Society. 23: 212–251. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1977.0009.
  26. ↑ Frisch, O. R. (1970). "Lise Meitner. 1878–1968". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 16: 405–426. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1970.0016.
  27. ↑ Darlington, C. D. (1961). "Otto Renner. 1883-1960". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 7: 206–226. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1961.0016.
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