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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
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 astrophysicists that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Science portal; Biography portal;
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.
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]
An adult man with a "V-shaped body"; pronounced shoulder width and expanded chest, both traits typically associated with male physique. Widening of the shoulders occurs as part of the male pubertal process. [8] Expansion of the ribcage is caused by the effects of testosterone during puberty. [citation needed]
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]
Arthur Geoffrey Walker (1909–2001) developed the standard model of general relativity and studied the mathematics of relativistic reference frames; David Wands studied inflation, superstrings, and density perturbations in the early universe; Yun Wang (1964–) uses supernova and galactic redshift data to probe dark energy