J. A. Ratcliffe
John Ashworth Ratcliffe | |
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John Ashworth Ratcliffe, FRS © National Portrait Gallery, London | |
| Born | 12 December 1902 Bacup, England |
| Died | 25 October 1987 (aged 84) Cambridge, England |
| Alma mater | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Ionospheric physics |
| Spouse | Nora Disley |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | See list |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Radio physics |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge TRE in Dundee Radio Research Station |
| Academic advisors | Edward Appleton |
| Doctoral students | Basil Briggs Maurice Wilkes Joseph Lade Pawsey Ronald N. Bracewell Henry G. Booker |
| Other notable students | Martin Ryle |
John Ashworth Ratcliffe CB CBE FRS (known to intimates as "Jar"; 12 December 1902 – 25 October 1987) was an influential British radio physicist. (Several sources misspell his name as Radcliffe.)