Symposium on the History of Astrophysics in the 20th Century: papers presented and related correspondence, 1987.

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Symposium on the History of Astrophysics in the 20th Century: papers presented and related correspondence, 1987.

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Papers presented at the Symposium on the History of Astrophysics in the 20th Century, and related correspondence to Martin Harwit who served on the symposium committee. The symposium was part of the American Physical Society's Meeting in April 1987, and was a joint effort of the APS's Division of Astrophysics and the Division of History of Physics.

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American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Harwit, Martin, 1931-

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Astrophysicist. Martin Harwit served as professor of astronomy at Cornell University and as co-director of the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Program. In 1987 he was appointed director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum. He received a Ph.D. in physics in 1960 from M.I.T. and taught at Cornell since 1962. Harwit's research interests have included observational astronomy, theoretical astrophysics, infrared astronomy, galaxy formation, and the history o...

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