Hewish

American  

[hyoo-ish, yoo-] / ˈhyu ɪʃ, ˈyu- /

noun

1. Antony, 1924–2021, British astronomer: discovered pulsars; Nobel Prize in Physics 1974.

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Hewish British  

/ ˈhjuːɪʃ /

noun

1. Antony. born 1924, British radio astronomer, noted esp for his role in the discovery of pulsars (1967): shared the Nobel prize for physics 1974

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Hewish Scientific  

/ hyo̅o̅′ĭsh /

1. British astronomer. In 1967, working with the astronomer Susan Bell Burnell, he discovered the first pulsar.

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Example Sentences

They were honored in 1974 for what the committee described as “their pioneering research in radio astrophysics,” with Dr. Hewish cited for playing a “decisive role in the discovery of pulsars.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2021

When English astronomer Fred Hoyle asserted in 1975 that Dr. Hewish had won by claiming credit for Bell Burnell’s work, she responded by saying Hoyle had “drastically exaggerated the situation” and was “factually incorrect.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2021

Derek Mead was constructing a rock garden at his residence in Hewish, near Weston-super Mare, in Somerset, England, on June 4, 2017, the BBC reported.

From Fox News • Nov. 24, 2018

Derek Mead, 70, was building a rockery at his home in Hewish, near Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, on 4 June 2017.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2018

At first Bell and her supervisor, Antony Hewish, thought they might have made contact with an alien civilization in the galaxy!

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking