Laurence E. Peterson
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1931 –
Who is Laurence E. Peterson?
Laurence E. Peterson is Emeritus Professor of Physics and Director of the Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences at the University of California, San Diego, California. He received his Ph.D in 1960 from the University of Minnesota, under John R. Winckler. He was a pioneer in the field of X-ray astronomy. He led the high-energy astronomy group at UCSD for many years. In addition to carrying out numerous experiments using high-altitude balloons, he was principal investigator on several NASA satellite experiments, including one on the OSO 1, one on OSO 3, two on OSO 7, the A4 experiment on HEAO 1, and co-investigator on the The High Energy X-ray Timing Experiment flown on the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer.
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- Born
- Jul 26, 1931
Grantsburg - Also known as
- Laurence Peterson
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- PhD, University of Minnesota
Physics
( - 1960)
- PhD, University of Minnesota
- Lived in
- San Diego County
(1962 - )
- San Diego County
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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