Michael John Disney (born Bristol, England, 7 October 1937) is an astrophysicist. He discovered the optical component of the Crab Pulsar in 1969[1] with John Cocke. This was the first optical pulsar ever observed.
He was also one of the pioneers in the discovery of low surface brightness galaxies.
Disney was a professor at Cardiff University until his retirement in 2005. Disney is an outspoken critic of the theory of cosmic inflation.
He was the co-author with Alan Wright of the humorous (and often mis-attributed) short story 'Impure Mathematics'.
References
External links
- Cardiff University's School of Physics and Astronomy
- Mike Disney's homepage
- Oral History interview transcript with Michael Disney 19 February 1976, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives