Woodruff T. Sullivan III

Physicist, Person

1944 –

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Who is Woodruff T. Sullivan III?

Woodruff T. Sullivan III is a U.S. physicist and astronomer, known primarily for his work in astrobiology, galactic astronomy and extragalactic astronomy, history of astronomy, gnomonics, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

Sullivan was born in Colorado, USA. He went on to study physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he received a B.S. in 1966, and in 1971 a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland.

In 2012, Sullivan received the LeRoy E. Doggett Prize from the American Astronomical Society's Historical Astronomy Division for his career contributions to the field of the history of astronomy, in particular his work on the history of early radio astronomy, culminating in his book Cosmic Noise: A History of Early Radio Astronomy.

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Born
1944
Also known as
  • Woodruff Sullivan III
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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on July 23, 2013

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