Rudolph Minkowski
| Rudolph Minkowski | |
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| Born |
May 28, 1895 Strasbourg, German Empire |
| Died |
January 4, 1976 (aged 80) Berkeley, California |
| 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.[1]
Minkowski was the son of Marie Johanna Siegel and physiologist Oskar Minkowski.[2][3] His uncle was Hermann Minkowski. Rudolph 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.
He headed the National Geographic Society – 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. The crater Minkowski on the Moon is named after him and his uncle.
| 1620 Geographos | September 14, 1951 | with A. G. Wilson |
Bibliography
- Minkowski, R (1960), "International Cooperative Efforts Directed Toward Optical Identification of Radio Sources.", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (Jan 1960) 46 (1): 13–9, Bibcode:1960PNAS...46...13M, doi:10.1073/pnas.46.1.13, PMC 284999, PMID 16590587
References
- ↑ Kuhi, Leonard V. (March 1976). "Rudoph L. Minkowski". Physics Today 29 (3): 78–80. doi:10.1063/1.3023389.
- ↑ Notable Scientists from 1900 to the Present: I–M
- ↑ The Concise Dictionary of American Jewish Biography
External links
- Short Biography
- Rudolph Minkowski — Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
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