Paul H. Roberts
Paul H. Roberts | |
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| Born | Paul Harry Roberts 13 September 1929 Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, U.K. |
| Died | 17 November 2022 (aged 93) Isle of Wight, U.K. |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Roberts–Stewartson instability |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics Physics |
| Institutions | Yerkes Observatory AWRE Newcastle University University of Chicago University of California, Los Angeles |
| Thesis | Some applications of electromagnetic theory to the problem of the main geomagnetic field (1954) |
| Doctoral advisor | Hermann Bondi (dropped) Keith Runcorn |
Paul Harry Roberts FRS was a British physicist who specialized in theoretical physics, particularly in the area of astrophysics and magnetohydrodynamics.