Thomas Gold | |
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| Born | May 22, 1920 |
| Died | June 22, 2004 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | Austrian British American |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Steady-state theory Pulsars Abiogenic petroleum origin Deep hot biosphere Otoacoustic emission Nanoflare Gold effect |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society (1964) John Frederick Lewis Award (1972)[1] Humboldt Prize (1979) Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1985) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics, astronomy, biophysics, cosmology, geophysics, aerospace engineering |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, Harvard University, Cornell University |
| Doctoral advisor | R. J. Pumphrey |
| Doctoral students | Stanton J. Peale[2] Peter Goldreich[2] |
Thomas Gold[3] (May 22, 1920 – June 22, 2004[4]) was an Austrian-born astrophysicist, who also held British and American citizenship. He was a professor of astronomy at Cornell University, a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and a Fellow of the Royal Society (London).[4] Gold was one of three young Cambridge scientists who in 1948 proposed the now mostly abandoned "steady state" hypothesis of the universe. Gold's work crossed boundaries of academic and scientific disciplines, into biophysics, astronomy, aerospace engineering, and geophysics.
- ^ "John Frederick Lewis Award: Recipients". American Philosophical Society. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Milestones". Science. 305 (5680): 39b–. 2004. doi:10.1126/science.305.5680.39b. S2CID 220105932..
- ^ Who Was Tommy Gold? Published by aip.org Retrieved on April 28, 2019
- ^ a b Bondi, H. (2006). "Thomas Gold. 22 May 1920 – 22 June 2004: Elected FRS 1964". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 52: 117–135. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2006.0009.