Donald Howard Menzel

Donald Howard Menzel
BornApril 11, 1901
DiedDecember 14, 1976 (1976-12-15) (aged 75)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Denver
Princeton University
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy, Astrophysics, Star Formation
InstitutionsLick Observatory, Harvard, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Doctoral advisorHenry Norris Russell
Doctoral studentsJesse L. Greenstein, Elsa van Dien

Donald Howard Menzel (April 11, 1901 – December 14, 1976) was one of the first theoretical astronomers and astrophysicists in the United States. He discovered the physical properties of the solar chromosphere, the chemistry of stars, the atmosphere of Mars, and the nature of gaseous nebulae.[1][2]

  1. ^ Goldberg, L.; Aller, L. H. (1991). Donald Howard Menzel (PDF). National Academy of Sciences.
  2. ^ Gingerich, Owen (May 1977). "Donald H. Menzel". Physics Today. 30 (5): 67–69. Bibcode:1977PhT....30e..96G. doi:10.1063/1.3037558.