Jerry E. Nelson
Astrophysicist, Academic
1944 –
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Who is Jerry E. Nelson?
Jerry Earl Nelson is an American astronomer known for his pioneering work designing segmented mirror telescopes, which led to him receiving the 2010 Kavli Prize for Astrophysics.
He is the principal designer and project scientist for the Keck telescopes.
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- Born
- 1944
Los Angeles County - Also known as
- Jerry Nelson
- Jerry Nelson
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Doctorate, University of California, Berkeley
Physics - Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology
Physics
- Doctorate, University of California, Berkeley
- Employment
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- Lick Observatory
- Lived in
- United States of America
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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