Sydney Chapman ( 1888 - 1970 )

Birth: Eccles, near Manchester, Lancashire, England (29 January 1888) Death: Boulder, Colorado, USA (16 June 1970) Research Field: Geophysics, natural philosophy Education: MA; DSc; Manchester University; Trinity College, Cambridge Career: Chief Assistant, Royal Observatory, Greenwich (1910-1914); Lecturer, Trinity College, Cambridge (1914-1919); Professor, Manchester University (1919-1924); Chief Professor of Mathematics, Imperial College of Science, London (1924-) Memberships: FRMS (President 1932-1933) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 15/05/1919 Medals/Prizes: Royal Medal 1934; Copley Medal 1964 Lectures: Bakerian 1931.