Background
Blackwell, Donald Eustace was born on May 27, 1921 in London. Son of John and Ethel (Bowe) Blackwell.
Blackwell, Donald Eustace was born on May 27, 1921 in London. Son of John and Ethel (Bowe) Blackwell.
He studied at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and was later appointed as Assistant Director of the university"s Solar Physics Observatory, a position that he held from 1950 to 1960.
Junior science officer, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough Hants, United Kingdom, 1943-1946; assistant director, Solar Physics Observatory, U. Cambridge, England, 1949-1960; Savilian professor astronomy, U. Oxford, England, 1960-1988; fellow New College, U. Oxford, England, 1960-1988; emeritus fellow, U. Oxford, England, since 1988; professor emeritus, U. Oxford, England, since 1988.
Fellow Royal Astronomical Society (president 1973-1975).
Married Nora Louise Carlton, March 26, 1951. Children: Gillian, Elizabeth, Christopher, Martin.