Joan Feynman | |
|---|---|
 January 2015 | |
| Born | March 31, 1927[1] |
| Died | July 21, 2020 (aged 93)[2][3] Ventura, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College (BS) Syracuse University (MS, PhD) |
| Known for | Work on auroras, solar wind |
| Spouse(s) |
Richard Hirshberg
(m. 1948; div. 1974)Alexander Ruzmaikin (m. 1987) |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | National Center for Atmospheric Research, National Science Foundation, Boston College, Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Thesis | Infrared lattice absorption in crystals of diamond structure (1958) |
| Doctoral advisor | Melvin Lax |
Joan Feynman (March 31, 1927 – July 21, 2020) was an American astrophysicist and space physicist. She made contributions to the study of solar wind particles and fields, sun-Earth relations, and magnetospheric physics. In particular, Feynman was known for developing an understanding of the origin of auroras. She was also known for creating a model that predicts the number of high-energy particles likely to hit a spacecraft over its lifetime, and for uncovering a method for predicting sunspot cycles.[4]
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