Paul H. Roberts

Paul H. Roberts
Born
Paul Harry Roberts

(1929-09-13)13 September 1929
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
Died17 November 2022(2022-11-17) (aged 93)
Isle of Wight, England
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Known forRoberts–Stewartson instability
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics
Physics
InstitutionsYerkes Observatory
AWRE
Newcastle University
University of Chicago
University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Some applications of electromagnetic theory to the problem of the main geomagnetic field  (1954)
Doctoral advisorHermann Bondi (dropped)
Keith Runcorn

Paul Harry Roberts FRS (13 September 1929 – 17 November 2022) was a British physicist who specialised in theoretical physics, particularly in the area of astrophysics and magnetohydrodynamics.

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