Mark Birkinshaw (1954–2023) was a British physicist who held the William P. Coldrick chair in Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University of Bristol.[1] He was the first to detect the Sunyaev–Zel'dovich effect.[2] Birkinshaw died in 2023.[3][4][5]
Mark Birkinshaw | |
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| Born | 1954  |
| Died | 2023 (aged 68–69) |
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References
edit- ^ Former University of Bristol profile
- ^ The Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect
- ^ "R.I.P. Mark Birkinshaw (1954–2023)". In the Dark. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Prof. Mark Birkinshaw (Vice-President) has sadly passed away – Bristol Astronomical Society". 2 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Tribute to Mark Birkinshaw, 1954 – 2023". Tribute to Mark Birkinshaw, 1954 – 2023.
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