Herbert Friedman
Academic
1916 – 2000
Who was Herbert Friedman?
Herbert Friedman was an American pioneer in the application of sounding rockets to solar physics, aeronomy, and astronomy. He was also a statesman and public advocate for science. During his lifetime, he was awarded the Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, the National Medal of Science, the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship of the American Astronomical Society, the William Bowie Medal of the American Geophysical Union, the Wolf Foundation Prize in Physics, and the Albert A. Michelson Medal of the Franklin Institute, among others. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1960 and of the American Philosophical Society in 1964.
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- Born
- Jun 21, 1916
Brooklyn - Also known as
- Фридман, Херберт
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Johns Hopkins University
- Brooklyn College
- Died
- Sep 9, 2000
Arlington County
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on July 23, 2013
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