Mike Disney
Michael John Disney (born Bristol, England, 7 October 1937) is an astrophysicist. He discovered the optical component of the Crab Pulsar in 1969[1] with John Cocke, which was the first optical pulsar ever observed.
He was one of the pioneers in the discovery of low surface brightness galaxies.
Disney was a professor at Cardiff University until his retirement in 2005. Disney is an outspoken critic of the theory of cosmic inflation.
He was the co-author with Alan Wright of the humorous (and often mis-attributed) short story 'Impure Mathematics'.
References[edit]
- ^ "A Pulsar Discovery - Moments of Discovery:1968". Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2006.
External links[edit]
- Cardiff University's School of Physics and Astronomy
- Mike Disney's homepage[permanent dead link]
- Oral history interview transcript with Michael Disney on 19 February 1976, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives
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