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Richard Edwin Hills

Richard Edwin Hills, English astronomer and academic (died 2022)

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Born
September 30, 1945
Died
June 5, 2022
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1945

About Richard Edwin Hills

Richard Edwin Hills was a British astronomer who was emeritus professor of Radio Astronomy at the University of Cambridge. Hills was awarded the Royal Astronomical Society's Jackson-Gwilt Medal in 1989, was part of the team given the MacRobert Award for Engineering in 1990 and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2014. For his outstanding contribution to this project he was awarded the Jackson Gwilt Medal and Gift of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1989.

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Richard Edwin Hills timeline

  1. Hills was awarded the Royal Astronomical Society's Jackson-Gwilt Medal in 1989, was part of the team given the MacRobert Award for Engineering in 1990 and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2014.
  2. For his outstanding contribution to this project he was awarded the Jackson Gwilt Medal and Gift of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1989.

The world when Richard Edwin Hills was born

Richard Edwin Hills was born in 1945. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1945

  • #1 song"Sentimental Journey" – Les Brown & Doris Day
  • Top movieThe Lost Weekend
  • Best-selling bookAnimal Farm – George Orwell

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentDetroit Tigers win the World Series
  • Top headlineWorld War II ends after atomic bombs dropped on Japan
  • Technology milestoneAtomic bomb developed and detonated (Manhattan Project)
  • Defining fadV-J Day celebrations
  • Notable inventionMicrowave oven (accidental discovery)
  • World population2.40 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt / Harry S. Truman
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • U.S. population139.9M

1945 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Richard Edwin Hills's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19452026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,900$435,000
Average income$4,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.30$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population139.9M341 million

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