Helen L. Thomas

For persons of a similar name, see Helen Thomas (disambiguation).
Helen L. Thomas
Born
Helen Meriwether Lewis

1905
New York City
Died1997
Scientific career
InstitutionsHarvard College Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Helen L. Thomas (1905–1997, born Helen Meriwether Lewis) was an American astronomer and historian. During her career, she discovered the third identified recurrent nova system.[1] She was the first woman, second American, and third person to earn a Ph.D. degree in the History of Science from Harvard University.[2] Later in her career, she served as the Head of Publications at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Laboratory of Electronics.[3]

  1. ^ "Eloge: Helen Meriwether Lewis Thomas, 21 August 1905-6 August 1997". Isis. 89 (2): 316–317. 1998-06-01. doi:10.1086/384004. ISSN 0021-1753. S2CID 144636725.
  2. ^ "Thomas, Helen Meriwether Lewis. Papers, 1890-1997: A Finding Aid". Harvard University Library. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  3. ^ Hoffleit, Dorritt (2000). "In Memory of Helen Meriwether Lewis Thomas August 21, 1905 - August 6, 1997". Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers. 28 (1): 40–46. Bibcode:2000JAVSO..28...40H.