Madge Adam

Madge Gertrude Adam (6 March 1912 – 25 August 2001) was an English solar astronomer. She was "internationally known for her work on the nature of sunspots and on their magnetic fields."[1] She worked at the University of Oxford in the Department of Astrophysics from 1937-1979.[2] She was a member of the Royal Astronomical Society.

References

  1. Williams, Kay. Madge Adam. The Guardian (10 September 2001). Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  2. Haines, Catharine. International women in science: a biographical dictionary to 1950 (2001). Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 2. ISBN 1-57607-090-5.