Spitzer, Lyman, 1914-1997

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Birth 1914-06-26

Death 1997-03-31

Nationality: Americans

Language: English

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Lyman Spitzer, Jr. (1914-1997). Education: B.S. (Physics), Yale University; Cambridge University; M.A., Ph.D. (Astrophysics), Princeton University. Professional experience: Professor, Yale University and Princeton University; Chairman of Astrophysics and Director of the Observatory, Princeton University; helped to develop the Hubble Space Telescope. Research interests: stellar dynamics, plasma physics, thermonuclear fusion, and space astronomy.

From the description of Oral History interview with Lyman Spitzer, 1991 November 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154305733

Princeton professor of astronomy (1947-1982), chairman of the Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences, and director of the Princeton University Observatory, Spitzer was also primarily responsible for founding the University's Plasma Physics Laboratory.

From the description of Lyman Spitzer papers, 1928-1997. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 230209735

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associatedWith Bromberg, Joan Lisa,

associatedWith Chandrasekhar, S. (Subrahmanyan), 1910-

associatedWith DeVorkin, David H., 1944-

associatedWith Dugan, Raymond Smith, 1878-1940

associatedWith Dunham, Theodore, 1897-1984.

associatedWith Eddington, Arthur Stanley, Sir, 1882-1944.

associatedWith Edmondson, Frank K. (Frank Kelley), 1912-

associatedWith Fermi, Enrico, 1901-1954.

correspondedWith Friedman, Herbert, 1916-2000

associatedWith Gaposchkin, Cecilia Helena Payne, 1900-

associatedWith Gaposchkin, Sergei, 1898-

associatedWith Goldberg, Leo.

associatedWith Greenstein, Jesse L. (Jesse Leonard), 1909-2002.

associatedWith Hoyle, Fred, Sir.

associatedWith Kopal, Zdeněk, 1914-1993.

associatedWith Lawrence, Ernest Orlando, 1901-1958.

associatedWith O'Dell, C. Robert (Charles Robert), 1937-

correspondedWith Penzias, Arno A.

associatedWith Podell, Jacob J.,

correspondedWith Provine, William B.

associatedWith Rau, A. R. P. (A. Ravi P.)

associatedWith Roman, Nancy Grace, 1925-

associatedWith Routly, Paul McRae

associatedWith Russell, Henry Norris, 1877-1957.

associatedWith Schlesinger, Frank, 1871-1943.

associatedWith Schwarzschild, Martin.

associatedWith Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972.

associatedWith Teller, Edward, 1908-2003.

associatedWith Tukey, John Wilder, 1915-

associatedWith Van de Kamp, Peter, 1901-

associatedWith Wheeler, John Archibald, 1911-2008.

associatedWith Bromberg, Joan Lisa,

associatedWith Chandrasekhar, S. (Subrahmanyan), 1910-

associatedWith DeVorkin, David H., 1944-

associatedWith Dugan, Raymond Smith, 1878-1940

associatedWith Dunham, Theodore, 1897-1984.

associatedWith Eddington, Arthur Stanley, Sir, 1882-1944.

associatedWith Edmondson, Frank K. (Frank Kelley), 1912-

associatedWith Fermi, Enrico, 1901-1954.

correspondedWith Friedman, Herbert, 1916-2000

associatedWith Gaposchkin, Cecilia Helena Payne, 1900-

associatedWith Gaposchkin, Sergei, 1898-

associatedWith Goldberg, Leo.

associatedWith Greenstein, Jesse L. (Jesse Leonard), 1909-2002.

associatedWith Hoyle, Fred, Sir.

associatedWith Kopal, Zdeněk, 1914-1993.

associatedWith Lawrence, Ernest Orlando, 1901-1958.

associatedWith O'Dell, C. Robert (Charles Robert), 1937-

correspondedWith Penzias, Arno A.

associatedWith Podell, Jacob J.,

correspondedWith Provine, William B.

associatedWith Rau, A. R. P. (A. Ravi P.)

associatedWith Roman, Nancy Grace, 1925-

associatedWith Routly, Paul McRae

associatedWith Russell, Henry Norris, 1877-1957.

associatedWith Schlesinger, Frank, 1871-1943.

associatedWith Schwarzschild, Martin.

associatedWith Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972.

associatedWith Teller, Edward, 1908-2003.

associatedWith Tukey, John Wilder, 1915-

associatedWith Van de Kamp, Peter, 1901-

associatedWith Wheeler, John Archibald, 1911-2008.

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associatedWith American Astronomical Society.

associatedWith Center for History of Physics (American Institute of Physics).

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associatedWith General Electric Company.

associatedWith Harvard University.

associatedWith Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

associatedWith National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

associatedWith National Air and Space Museum. Dept. of Space History.

associatedWith Phillips Andover Academy.

associatedWith Princeton University.

associatedWith Princeton University Observatory

associatedWith Princeton University. Plasma Physics Laboratory.

associatedWith United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

associatedWith University of Cambridge.

associatedWith U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.

associatedWith Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company.

associatedWith Yale University.

associatedWith American Astronomical Society.

associatedWith Center for History of Physics (American Institute of Physics).

associatedWith Copernicus (Artificial satellite)

associatedWith General Electric Company.

associatedWith Harvard University.

associatedWith Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

associatedWith National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

associatedWith National Air and Space Museum. Dept. of Space History.

associatedWith Phillips Andover Academy.

associatedWith Princeton University.

associatedWith Princeton University Observatory

associatedWith Princeton University. Plasma Physics Laboratory.

associatedWith United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

associatedWith University of Cambridge.

associatedWith U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.

associatedWith Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company.

associatedWith Yale University.

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Korean War, 1950-1953
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World War, 1939-1945
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