Patrick Thaddeus | |
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| Born | June 6, 1932 |
| Died | April 28, 2017 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Delaware (BS) University of Oxford (MPhil) Columbia University (PhD) |
| Known for | CfA 1.2 m Millimeter-Wave Telescope |
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| Awards | Herschel Medal (2001) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Harvard University Columbia University Goddard Institute for Space Studies |
| Thesis | Hyperfine Structure in the Microwave Spectrum of Hydrogen-Deuterium Oxide, Hydrogen-Deuterium Sulfide, Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde-D. Beam Maser Spectroscopy on Asymmetric Top Molecules (1960) |
| Doctoral advisor | Charles Hard Townes |
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Patrick Thaddeus (June 6, 1932 – April 28, 2017)[1] was an American professor and finished his career as the Robert Wheeler Willson Professor of Applied Astronomy Emeritus at Harvard University. He is best known for mapping carbon monoxide in the Milky Way galaxy and was responsible for the construction of the CfA 1.2 m Millimeter-Wave Telescope.