Alexander Bradshaw
British physicist (1944–2024)
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Alexander Marian Bradshaw CBE, FRS, HonFInstP (12 July 1944 – 10 October 2024) was a British physicist. He was the scientific director of the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, from 1999 to 2008.[1]
Born12 June 1944
Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
Died10 October 2024 (aged 80)
Berlin, Germany
AwardsFederal Cross of Merit (Germany)
Alexander Bradshaw | |
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Bradshaw photographed by Oliver Mark in the ASDEX Upgrade, 2006 | |
| Born | 12 June 1944 Bushey, Hertfordshire, England |
| Died | 10 October 2024 (aged 80) Berlin, Germany |
| Education | |
| Awards | Federal Cross of Merit (Germany) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Workplaces | Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics |
| Website | Max-Planck Institute |
Bradshaw earned a PhD from University of London in 1969, and habilitation from the Technical University of Munich in 1974.[2] He is also notable for his work with D. Phil Woodruff, on photoelectron diffraction.[3]
Bradshaw died in Berlin on 10 October 2024, at the age of 80.[4][5]