Edward C. Stone | |
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 Stone with a Voyager model in 1992 | |
| Born | Edward Carroll Stone January 23, 1936 Knoxville, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | June 9, 2024 (aged 88) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago (MS, PhD) |
| Years active | 1972–2022 |
| Known for | JPL director and Voyager scientist |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Thesis | Low energy cosmic-ray protons (1964) |
| Doctoral advisor | John Alexander Simpson |
| Doctoral students | Neil Gehrels |
Edward Carroll Stone (January 23, 1936 – June 9, 2024) was an American space scientist, professor of physics at the California Institute of Technology, and director of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).[1][2]
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- ^ "Edward Stone Biography". nasa.gov. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2015.