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).[2]

Books (selected)

  • Communication in Science
  • Communicating Research

Honors

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

References

Further reading

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