Paul Taunton Matthews
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Paul Taunton Matthews CBE
FRS
(19 November 1919–26 February 1987) was a British
theoretical physicist.
He was born in Erode
in India
. He was awarded the Adams Prize
in 1958, elected to the Royal Society
in 1963, and awarded the Rutherford Medal and Prize
in 1978. He became head of the Physics Department of Imperial College, London and later vice chancellor of the University of Bath
. He was also chairman of the Nuclear Physics Board of the Science Research Council.
He died in Cambridge
from injuries sustained in a cycling accident.
Order of the British Empire
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FRS
Royal Society
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(19 November 1919–26 February 1987) was a British
United Kingdom
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theoretical physicist.
He was born in Erode
Erode
Erode is a city, a municipal corporation and the headquarters of Erode district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula, about southwest from the state capital Chennai and on the banks of the rivers Cauvery and Bhavani, between 11° 19.5"...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He was awarded the Adams Prize
Adams Prize
The Adams Prize is awarded each year by the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and St John's College to a young, UK based mathematician for first-class international research in the Mathematical Sciences....
in 1958, elected to the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
in 1963, and awarded the Rutherford Medal and Prize
Rutherford Medal and Prize
The Rutherford Medal and Prize is awarded once every two years by the Institute of Physics for "distinguished research in nuclear physics or nuclear technology."- History :...
in 1978. He became head of the Physics Department of Imperial College, London and later vice chancellor of the University of Bath
University of Bath
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. He was also chairman of the Nuclear Physics Board of the Science Research Council.
He died in Cambridge
Cambridge
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from injuries sustained in a cycling accident.