Hewish

Hew·ish

[hyoo-ish or, often, yoo-]
noun
Antony, born 1924, British astronomer: discovered pulsars; Nobel prize for physics 1974.
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Hewish (ˈhjuːɪʃ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
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   (hy'ĭsh)  Pronunciation Key 
British astronomer. In 1967, working with the astronomer Susan Bell Burnell, he discovered the first pulsar.
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