R. Edward Nather | |
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| Born | Roy Edward Nather September 23, 1926 |
| Died | August 13, 2014 (aged 87) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Other names | Kelley Edwards (pen name) |
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| Spouse(s) | Tommie-Lou Rush (1947-1957) Virginia Wood Palm (1957-1961) Marilane Levine Nather (1962-2014) |
| Children | 5 |
| Awards | Muhlmann Prize (2007) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | University of Texas at Austin |
| Thesis | High Speed Photoelectric Photometry (1972) |
| Doctoral advisor | Brian Warner |
Roy Edward Nather (September, 23 1926 – August 13, 2014) was an American astronomer, who at the time of his death, was professor emeritus in Astronomy at University of Texas at Austin. He pioneered the fields of asteroseismology of white dwarfs, and observational studies of interacting binary collapsed stars.[1]
He served as the director of the Whole Earth Telescope for the first decade of its existence,[2] and achieved internet fame by posting the Story of Mel, a Real Programmer, on Usenet.[3]
- ^ "Astronomy Program: Directory ~ People: Edward Nather". Astronomy Program, The University of Texas. October 21, 2013. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ "Whole Earth Telescope". Astronomy Program, The University of Texas. May 20, 2003. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012.
- ^ Raymond, Eric S., ed. (July 1, 1992). "The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 (jargon2910.ascii.gz)". line 20505. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- :The Story of Mel, a Real Programmer:
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- This was posted to USENET by its author, Ed Nather (utastro!nather), on May 21, 1983.