Joan Feynman
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1927 –
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Who is Joan Feynman?
Joan Feynman is an American astrophysicist. She has made important contributions to the study of solar wind particles and fields; sun-Earth relations; and magnetospheric physics. In particular, Feynman is known for developing an understanding of the origin of auroras. She is also known for creating a model that predicts the number of high-energy particles likely to hit a spacecraft over its lifetime, and for uncovering a method for predicting sun spot cycles. Feynman is the younger sister of physicist Richard Feynman.
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- Born
- Mar 31, 1927
Far Rockaway - Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Oberlin College
- Columbia University
- Syracuse University
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on July 23, 2013
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