Peter Harold Sharp 1940-2011

摘要

Peter Sharp, a talented experimental physicist, a superb strategist, a trouble-shooter par excellence and an eternal optimist, passed away on 11 March. Peter began his scientific career in 1960 at the UK Atomic Energy Authority at Harwell, working on the development of the NIMROD accelerator for the Rutherford High Energy Laboratory. Two years later, he started his undergraduate studies and obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of London in 1965. On his return he began working towards his PhD, which was awarded in 1971 on an experiment at NIMROD.