John N. Bahcall | |
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| Born | December 30, 1934 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | August 17, 2005 (aged 70) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Princeton Cemetery |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) University of Chicago (MS) Harvard University (PhD) |
| Known for | Solar neutrino problem Hubble Space Telescope |
| Awards | Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics (1994) Dan David Prize (2003) Enrico Fermi Award (2003) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | Institute for Advanced Study California Institute of Technology Indiana University Harvard University of Chicago |
John Norris Bahcall (December 30, 1934 – August 17, 2005) was an American astrophysicist and the Richard Black Professor for Astrophysics at the Institute for Advanced Study. He was known for a wide range of contributions to solar, galactic and extragalactic astrophysics, including the solar neutrino problem, the development of the Hubble Space Telescope and for his leadership and development of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.[1][2]
- ^ Tremaine, Scott D. (2011). "John Norris Bahcall 1934-2005". Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences (PDF). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. pp. 1–25.
- ^ Haxton, Wick (1 November 2009). "The Scientific Life of John Bahcall". Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science. 59 (1): 1–20. arXiv:0904.2865. Bibcode:2009ARNPS..59....1H. doi:10.1146/annurev.nucl.010909.083722. ISSN 0163-8998. S2CID 15314700. Retrieved 9 March 2023.