Jack Meadows
- July 18, 2016
- 82 years
About Jack Meadows
Jack Meadows was a notable figure. Born in 1934, Meadows died in 2016 at the age of 82.
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Full Biography
|Arthur Jack Meadows (24 January 1934 – 18 July 2016) was a British astronomer and information scientist. Known for founding the astronomy department of University of Leicester.
He had a wide-ranging career, including working at the British Museum and as a professor of library and information studies. He published extensively (30 books and over 250 journal articles).
Books (selected)
- Communication in Science
- Communicating Research
Honors
- A minor planet, Asteroid 4600 Meadows is named after him.
- Fulbright scholar, 1959-1961
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