Tom Bolton (astronomer)

Tom Bolton
Born
Charles Thomas Bolton

(1943-04-15)April 15, 1943
Tullahoma, Tennessee, U.S.
Diedc. February 4, 2021 (aged 77)
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Illinois
University of Michigan
Known forEvidence for Stellar-mass black holes
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsDavid Dunlap Observatory, University of Toronto

Charles Thomas Bolton (April 15, 1943 – c. February 4, 2021)[1] was an American-Canadian astronomer who was one of the first in his field to present strong evidence of the existence of a stellar-mass black hole.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Astronomer Tom Bolton found compelling evidence of a black hole's existence". The Globe and Mail. 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  2. ^ "Charles Thomas Bolton (1943- )". Virtual Museum of Canada. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
  3. ^ Black, Harry (2008). "Tom Bolton, Astronomer: Discoverer of the First Black Hole". Canadian Scientists and Inventors: Biographies of People Who Shaped Our World. Pembroke Publishers Limited. pp. 24–27. ISBN 978-1-55138-222-7..