Michael Wulf Friedlander | |
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| Born | November 15, 1928 |
| Died | April 29, 2021 (aged 92) |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town (MSc) University of Bristol (PhD) |
| Known for | Cosmic rays and related infrared and gamma ray astronomy |
| Spouse | Jessica Friedlander |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
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Michael Wulf Friedlander (November 15, 1928 – April 29, 2021)[1][2] was a South African-born[1][2] American physicist and skeptic. Friedlander was professor emeritus of physics at Washington University in St. Louis. His research involved the study of cosmic rays and gamma ray astronomy.[3] He is the author of the book At The Fringes Of Science (1998), a scholarly study of fringe science. The book is notable for its criticism of the ideas of Immanuel Velikovsky.[4][5]
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