Tim Hawarden | |
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| Born | Timothy George Hawarden 24 December 1943 Mossel Bay, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Died | 10 November 2009 (aged 65) Edinburgh, Scotland |
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| Known for | Passive cooling of space telescopes |
| Spouse |
Frances Shaw (m. 1983) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | NASA Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal (2010) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
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| Thesis | Old Southern Open Clusters (1975) |
| Doctoral advisor | Brian Warner |
Timothy George Hawarden FRAS (24 December 1943 – 10 November 2009) was a South African astrophysicist known for his pioneering work on passive cooling techniques for space telescopes for which he won NASA's Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal.