Frank Watson Dyson
1868 - 1939
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
Educated at: Trinity College, Heath Grammar School, Bradford Grammar School, The Crossley Heath School
Occupation: astronomer, writer
Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Royal Medal, Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Bruce Medal
Position held: Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Astronomer Royal
Bibliographic databases:
Sir Frank Watson Dyson, KBE, FRS, FRSE (8 January 1868 – 25 May 1939) was an English astronomer and the ninth Astronomer Royal. He is remembered today largely for introducing the Greenwich time signal ("six pips") to BBC radio, and for the role he played in proving Einstein's theory of general relativity. Source: Wikipedia (en)
Comments
There is nothing here
Lists
There is nothing here
Human -