Jack Meadows (astronomer)
# Jack Meadows (astronomer)

Arthur Jack Meadows (24 January 1934 – 18 July 2016) was a British astronomer and information scientist. Known for founding the astronomy department of University of Leicester.

He had a wide-ranging career, including working at the British Museum and as a professor of library and information studies. He published extensively (30 books and over 250 journal articles).

## Books (selected)

* Communication in Science
* Communicating Research

## Honors

* A minor planet, Asteroid 4600 Meadows is named after him.
* Fulbright scholar, 1959-1961
