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Jerry Earl Nelson (January 15, 1944 – June 10, 2017) was an American astronomer known for his pioneering work designing segmented mirror telescopes, [1] which led to him sharing the 2010 Kavli Prize for Astrophysics. [2] He was the principal designer and project scientist for the Keck telescopes. [3]
Jerry Nelson – professor of astronomy and astrophysics; pioneered the use of mirror segments, making the Keck telescopes possible; member of the NAS; Harry Noller – professor of biology; RNA research; member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (elected 1969) [17] and the National Academy of Sciences (elected 1992)
The concept was pioneered by Guido Horn D'Arturo, who built the first working segmented mirror in 1952, after twenty years of research; [2] It was later independently rediscovered and further developed under the leadership of Dr. Jerry Nelson at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California during the 1980s [citation ...
Jerry E. Nelson: Lick Observatory, University of California, Santa Cruz "for their contributions to the development of giant telescopes" Raymond N. Wilson: European Southern Observatory, Garching: James Roger Angel: Steward Observatory, University of Arizona: 2012 David C. Jewitt: University of California Los Angeles
An mysterious signal recorded by an Ohio State University astronomer in 1977 is getting a fictional explanation thanks to "3 Body Problem."
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Jerry Nelson (July 10, 1934 – August 23, 2012) was an American puppeteer, best known for his work with The Muppets. Known for his wide range of characters and singing abilities, he performed Muppet characters on Sesame Street , The Muppet Show , Fraggle Rock , and various Muppet movies and specials.
This is a list of notable people from Santa Cruz County, California.It includes people who were born/raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in Santa Cruz, or for whom Santa Cruz is a significant part of their identity, as well as music groups founded in Santa Cruz.