Martin A. Pomerantz

Martin A. Pomerantz
Born(1916-12-17)December 17, 1916
New York, New York, USA
DiedOctober 26, 2008(2008-10-26) (aged 91)
San Rafael, California, USA
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSyracuse University (B.A. 1937)
University of Pennsylvania (M.S. 1938)
Temple University (Ph.D. 1951)
Known forAntarctic astronomy
AwardsNASA Distinguished Science Achievement Award
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsBartol Research Institute

Martin Arthur Pomerantz (December 17, 1916 – October 26, 2008) was an American physicist who served as director of the Bartol Research Institute and who had been a leader in developing Antarctic astronomy.[1][2][3] When the astronomical observatory at the United States Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station was opened in 1995, it was named the Martin A. Pomerantz Observatory (MAPO) in his honor.[4] Pomerantz published his scientific autobiography, Astronomy on Ice, in 2004.[5]

  1. ^ Asimov, Nanette (November 2, 2008). "Martin Pomerantz, astrophysicist, dies". The San Francisco Chronicle. p. B-3.
  2. ^ Indermuehle, Balthasar T., Burton, Michael G., and Maddison, Sarah T. (2005). "The History of Astrophysics in Antarctica," Archived 2007-09-01 at the Wayback Machine Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia 22, pp. 73-90. Online version retrieved October 30, 2007.
  3. ^ Rogers, Rob (November 14, 2008). "Physicist who advanced study of sun dies at 91". Marin Independent Journal. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012.
  4. ^ "NSF Dedicates Martin A. Pomerantz Observatory at South Pole" (PDF). Antarctic Journal of the United States. XXX (1–4): 3. 1996. Retrieved October 30, 2007.
  5. ^ Pomerantz, Martin A. (2004). Astronomy on Ice. Xlibris. ISBN 978-1-4134-6860-1. OCLC 60697568.