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Margherita Hack, Italian astrophysicist and first female director of Trieste's Observatory; Erika Hamden, American astrophysicist and instructor; Heidi Hammel (born 1960), American planetary scientist; Fiona A. Harrison, American astrophysicist; Marjorie Hall Harrison (1918–1986), English-born American astronomer
Women astrophysicists (1 C, 121 P) B. British women astronomers (48 P) C. Recipients of the Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy (53 P) Chinese women astronomers (4 P) F.
The following is a list of astronomers, astrophysicists and other notable people who have made contributions to the field of astronomy.They may have won major prizes or awards, developed or invented widely used techniques or technologies within astronomy, or are directors of major observatories or heads of space-based telescope projects.
It includes American astrophysicists that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "American women astrophysicists" The following 65 pages are in this category, out of 65 total.
It includes astrophysicists that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Science portal; Biography portal;
Jedidah C. Isler is an American astrophysicist, educator, and an active advocate for diversity in STEM.She became the first African-American woman to complete her PhD in astrophysics at Yale in 2014. [1]
Maria Mitchell (/ m ə ˈ r aɪ ə / mə-RY-ə; [1] August 1, 1818 – June 28, 1889) was an American astronomer, librarian, naturalist, and educator. [2] In 1847, she discovered a comet named 1847 VI (modern designation C/1847 T1) that was later known as "Miss Mitchell's Comet" in her honor. [3]
Howard P. Robertson (1903–1961) solved the two-body problem in an approximation to general relativity, developed the standard model of general relativity; Vera Rubin (1928–2016) discovered discrepancies in galactic rotation rates leading to the theory of dark matter