History of Geo- and Space Sciences
History of Geo- and Space Sciences
History of Geo- and Space Sciences
Articles | Volume 11, issue 1
Articles | Volume 11, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-11-105-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-11-105-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 11, issue 1
Biographical contribution
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29 May 2020
Biographical contribution |  | 29 May 2020

A scientific career launched at the start of the space age: Michael Rycroft at 80

Karen L. Aplin, R. Giles Harrison, Martin Füllekrug, Betty Lanchester, and François Becker

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This paper reviews Michael Rycroft's career as part of his 80th birthday celebrations in terms of the social and structural changes in international science. His contributions to research, teaching, and management across solar–terrestrial and ionospheric physics, and atmospheric and space science are also discussed. The paper is based on primary sources combined with the recollections of colleagues.
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