Alexander Dalgarno

thumb|Alexander Dalgarno Alexander Dalgarno (born January 5, 1928 – 9 April 2015) was a British physicist who was a Phillips Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University.. He was known as the "father of molecular astrophysics". Quotes Research is a matter of overcoming obstacles. That's what research is about. There are problems. There are difficulties. It's hard to make sense of a collection of information or whatever. Obstacles are the nature of research. Maybe that's why some people give up. There's always an obstacle. You overcome one to find there's another one. Interviewed by Harry Kreisler, February 28, 2003. In Conversations with History. Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley. External links Biography at IAQMS Category:Physicists from England Category:Astronomers from England Category:Academics from England Category:2015 deaths Category:Harvard University faculty Category:Fellows of the Royal Society Category:1928 births Category:People from London