Michael John Seaton FRS[2] (16 January 1923 – 29 May 2007) was an influential British mathematician, atomic physicist, and astronomer.
Gaining a First Class BSc in physics just two years later, he continued, obtaining his PhD on Quantal Calculations of certain reaction rates with applications to Astrophysical and Geophysical problems in 1951.
[2] He held Honorary Membership of the American Astronomical Society, awarded in 1983, and was made Foreign Associate of the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1986.
Seaton held the Presidency of the Royal Astronomical Society [RAS] between 1979 and 1981, and was awarded its Gold Medal in 1983.
Seaton served as Senior Fellow to the Science and Engineering Research Council EPSRC, 1984–88.