Saru Posted August 10, 2012 #1 Share Posted August 10, 2012 The pioneering physicist and astronomer was regarded as one of the great visionary leaders of science. Pioneering astronomer and physicist Sir Bernard Lovell has died aged 98. Sir Bernard, who was born near Bristol and studied in the city, was the founder of University of Manchester's Jodrell Bank Observatory. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted August 10, 2012 #2 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Wow... I had thought he passed away decades ago... RIP Sir Bernard... You helped pave the way for us all... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewinn Posted August 10, 2012 #3 Share Posted August 10, 2012 sad news. hopefully they have a piece on this or next months sky at night for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted August 10, 2012 #4 Share Posted August 10, 2012 sad news. hopefully they have a piece on this or next months sky at night for him. No doubt, he was a regular contributor. With Sir Bernard we will not have to build a monument to his memory, he built his own, in the Cheshire country side in 1957. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThickasaBrick Posted August 10, 2012 #5 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Loss of a great. His contributions to astronomy will never be forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarMountainKid Posted August 10, 2012 #6 Share Posted August 10, 2012 I remember him from reading about astronomy when I was kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27vet Posted August 10, 2012 #7 Share Posted August 10, 2012 RIP Sir! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brothers Posted August 11, 2012 #8 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Its nice to see great person like him to live a nice old age. Hopefully he was still all in there in his mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csspwns Posted August 11, 2012 #9 Share Posted August 11, 2012 how sad. at least he made history so he'll be remembered 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatDude Posted August 11, 2012 #10 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Death comes to all of us eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastLazyGun Posted August 15, 2012 #11 Share Posted August 15, 2012 (edited) Manchester University's Lovell Telescope, the world's third-largest steerable satellite dish (it was the largest when it was built in 1957) - which I went to see as a kid in 1991 - is named after him. Edited August 15, 2012 by TheLastLazyGun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Greenman Posted August 15, 2012 #12 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Hail and Farewell... He was a brilliant man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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