Rudolph Minkowski
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| Rudolph Minkowski | |
 Rudolph Minkowski
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| Born | May 28, 1895 |
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| Died | January 4, 1976 |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Fields | astronomy |
| Institutions | Palomar Observatory |
| Known for | supernovae |
| Notable awards | Bruce Medal in 1961 |
Rudolph Minkowski (born Rudolf Leo Bernhard Minkowski) (May 28, 1895 – January 4, 1976) was a German-American astronomer. His father was the physiologist Oskar Minkowski. His uncle was Hermann Minkowski.
Studied supernovae and, together with Walter Baade, divided them into two classes (Type I and Type II) based on their spectral characteristics. He and Baade also found optical counterparts to various radio sources.
Headed the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey, a photographic atlas of the entire northern sky (and down to declination -22°) up to magnitude 22.
He co-discovered the Apollo asteroid 1620 Geographos, and also discovered Planetary Nebula M2-9.
He won the Bruce Medal in 1961. Minkowski crater on the Moon is named after him and his uncle.
| 1620 Geographos | September 14, 1951 | with A. G. Wilson |
[edit] Bibliography
- Minkowski, R (1960), “INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE EFFORTS DIRECTED TOWARD OPTICAL IDENTIFICATION OF RADIO SOURCES.”, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 46 (1): 13-9, 1960 Jan, PMID:16590587, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16590587>
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