Martin Harwit | |
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Born | Martin Otto Harwit 9 March 1931 |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Michigan Oberlin College |
Awards | Bruce Medal (2007) |
Scientific career | |
Thesis | Measurement of Fluctuations in Radiation from a Source in Thermal Equilibrium (1960) |
Doctoral advisor | William Allis |
Martin Otto Harwit (born 9 March 1931) is a Czech-American astronomer and author known for his scientific work on infrared astronomy as a professor at Cornell University. He was later director of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. from 1987 to 1995. [1]