Spitzer, Lyman, 1914-1997
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Lyman Spitzer (b. June 26, 1914, Toldedo, OH-d. March 31, 1997, Princeton, NJ) was an American theoretical physicist, astronomer, and mountaineer. As a scientist, he carried out research into star formation, plasma physics, and in 1946, conceived the idea of telescopes operating in outer space. Spitzer invented the stellarator plasma device and is the namesake of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. He also was the founding director of Project Matterhorn, Princeton University's pioneering program in controlled thermonuclear research, renamed in 1961 as Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. As a mountaineer, he made the first ascent of Mount Thor, with Donald C. Morton.
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| associatedWith | American Astronomical Society. |
| associatedWith | Bromberg, Joan Lisa, |
| associatedWith | Center for History of Physics (American Institute of Physics). |
| associatedWith | Chandrasekhar, S. (Subrahmanyan), 1910- |
| associatedWith | Copernicus (Artificial satellite) |
| associatedWith | DeVorkin, David H., 1944- |
| associatedWith | Dugan, Raymond Smith, 1878-1940 |
| associatedWith | Dunham, Theodore, 1897-1984. |
| associatedWith | Eddington, Arthur Stanley, Sir, 1882-1944. |
| associatedWith | Edmondson, Frank K. (Frank Kelley), 1912- |
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Birth 1914-06-26
Death 1997-03-31
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Spitzer, Lyman Strong, Jr., 1914-1997
Shupittsā, 1914-1997
Спитцер, Л. (Лайман), 1914-1997
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