Jack Meadows (astronomer) explained

Arthur Jack Meadows (24 January 1934 – 18 July 2016) was a British astronomer and information scientist. Known for founding the astronomy department of University of Leicester.^[1]

He had a wide-ranging career, including working at the British Museum and as a professor of library and information studies.^[1] He published extensively (30 books and over 250 journal articles).

Books (selected)

• Communication in Science
• Communicating Research

Honors

• A minor planet, Asteroid 4600 Meadows is named after him.^[2]
• Fulbright scholar, 1959-1961^[2]

Further reading

• Jack Meadows obituary by Alice Meadows, The Guardian Tuesday 2 August 2016
• Obituary for Professor Jack Meadows, Loughborough, 2016-08-12

Notes and References

1. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/people/obituary-jack-meadows-1934-2016 Obituary: Jack Meadows, 1934-2016
2. https://www.asist.org/jack-meadows/ Obituary, Association for Information Science and Technology