Portrait of Thomas George Cowling
Date
1946
Sitter
Thomas George Cowling (1906 - 1990) , Mathematician
Creator
Walter Stoneman (1876 - 1958, British) , Photographer
Creator - Organisation
J. Russell & Sons, Photographer
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Dimensions
height (print): 145mm
width (print): 95mm
width (print): 95mm
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Description
Half-length portrait of Thomas George Cowling, turned to the left as viewed, looking left of the camera. Dressed in a white shirt, black tie and grey suit jacket.
Thomas George Cowling (1906-1990), British mathematician and astronomer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1947. He was awarded the Society’s Hughes Medal ‘for his fundamental contributions to theoretical astrophysics including seminal theoretical studies of the role of electromagnetic induction in cosmic systems’.
Thomas George Cowling (1906-1990), British mathematician and astronomer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1947. He was awarded the Society’s Hughes Medal ‘for his fundamental contributions to theoretical astrophysics including seminal theoretical studies of the role of electromagnetic induction in cosmic systems’.
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