Jim Hough | |
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Born | James Hough 6 August 1945 |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Awards | Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize |
Scientific career | |
Institutions |
University of Glasgow University of Strathclyde |
Thesis | An investigation of some techniques for the localisation of ionizing radiation (1970) |
Doctoral advisor | Ronald Drever |
Doctoral students | Sheila Rowan [1] |
Website |
www |
Sir James Hough[ pronunciation?] OBE FRS FRSE FInstP FRAS (born 6 August 1945) [2] is a British physicist and an international leader in the search for gravitational waves. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Hough has held the following professional positions:
Hough received widespread media coverage in 2004 when he placed a bet, against the odds, of detecting gravitational waves before 2010. The original odds were set at 500/1, but following huge interest, the betting company were forced to cut their odds to 6/1. [23]
In April 2007, during the run-up to the Scottish Parliamentary elections, Hough signed an open letter, along with sixty-one other top Scottish scientists, backing the retention of the Union between Scotland and England. [24] [25] They were concerned that Scottish independence would have "detrimental consequences for the health of the Scottish science base and for the long term viability of the Scottish economy and society."
Jim Hough | |
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Born | James Hough 6 August 1945 |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Awards | Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize |
Scientific career | |
Institutions |
University of Glasgow University of Strathclyde |
Thesis | An investigation of some techniques for the localisation of ionizing radiation (1970) |
Doctoral advisor | Ronald Drever |
Doctoral students | Sheila Rowan [1] |
Website |
www |
Sir James Hough[ pronunciation?] OBE FRS FRSE FInstP FRAS (born 6 August 1945) [2] is a British physicist and an international leader in the search for gravitational waves. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Hough has held the following professional positions:
Hough received widespread media coverage in 2004 when he placed a bet, against the odds, of detecting gravitational waves before 2010. The original odds were set at 500/1, but following huge interest, the betting company were forced to cut their odds to 6/1. [23]
In April 2007, during the run-up to the Scottish Parliamentary elections, Hough signed an open letter, along with sixty-one other top Scottish scientists, backing the retention of the Union between Scotland and England. [24] [25] They were concerned that Scottish independence would have "detrimental consequences for the health of the Scottish science base and for the long term viability of the Scottish economy and society."