Virginia Trimble

female
gravitational wave, Astronomer, Astrophysics in 2003, AstronomicalSocietyofthePacific, University of California, Irvine, University of Maryland, College Park…california institute of technology
Virginia Trimble is an astronomer specializing in the structure and evolution of stars and galaxies, and the history of astronomy. Trimble received...
Timothy Ferris

Timothy Ferris

male, 65 years old
Watson Fellow, American Institute of Physics Prize, phonograph record, voyager program, Klumpke-Roberts Award, AstronomicalSocietyofthePacific…Coming of Age in the Milky Way
Timothy Ferris (born August 29, 1944) is the best-selling author of twelve books, including "Coming of Age in the Milky Way", for which he was...
David H. Levy

David H. Levy

male, 61 years old
Wendee Levy, Comet discoverer, Asteroid discoverer, 129P/Shoemaker-Levy, 135P/Shoemaker-Levy, 137P/Shoemaker-Levy…Amateur Achievement Award of the ASP, AstronomicalSocietyofthePacific
David H. Levy (born 1948) is a Canadian astronomer and science writer most famous for his co-discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which collided...
Jean Meeus

Jean Meeus

male, 81 years old
Leuven alumni before 1968, university of leuven, flemish, Jan Meeus, 2213 Meeus, celestial mechanics…AstronomicalSocietyofthePacific, Amateur Achievement Award of the ASP, University of Louvain
Jean Meeus (born 1928) is a Belgian astronomer specializing in celestial mechanics. He is sometimes known as Jan Meeus. The asteroid 2213 Meeus is...
David Schramm

David Schramm

male, deceased (1997)
From st. louis, missouri, American Physical Society, dark matter, Caltech, physics, Astrophysicist…University of Chicago, American Astronomical Society, AstronomicalSocietyofthePacific
David Norman Schramm (October 25, 1945 - December 19, 1997) was an American astrophysicist. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He earned a Ph.D in...
Eric Schulman

Eric Schulman

male
University of Michigan alumni, University of California alumni, columnist, Mercury magazine, A Briefer History of Time, parody science…Annals of Improbable Research, AstronomicalSocietyofthePacific, University of Michigan
Eric Schulman is an American astronomer and science humorist. Schulman received his bachelor's degree from UCLA and his PhD from the University of...

Deborah Byrd

female, 58 years old
Astronomer, 3505 Byrd, Earth & Sky, Texas Star Party, Meanings of asteroid names, Klumpke-Roberts Award…AstronomicalSocietyofthePacific
Deborah Byrd (born March 1, 1951 in San Antonio, Texas) is executive producer and cohost of the internationally syndicated "Earth & Sky" radio...

Robert Evans

male, 72 years old
Methodist, Amateur Achievement Award of the ASP, AstronomicalSocietyofthePacific, Amateur Achievement Award, Siding Spring Observatory, Siding Spring 40 inch Telescope…Recipient of the Order of Australia Medal, University of Sydney
Robert Owen Evans (born 1937 in Sydney, Australia) is a minister of the Uniting Church in Australia and an amateur astronomer who holds the...
Syuichi Nakano

Syuichi Nakano

male
Astronomer, asteroid, coma, solar system, planet, Japanese…Amateur Achievement Award of the ASP, AstronomicalSocietyofthePacific, Oriental Astronomical Association
Syuichi Nakano is a Japanese astronomer. He specializes in the study of comets, in particular calculating their orbits and making predictions about...
Ben Mayer

Ben Mayer

male, deceased (2000)
Astronomer, RTMC Astronomy Expo, Projection Blink Comparator, Riverside Telescope Makers Conference, blink comparator, American Association of Variable Star Observers…AstronomicalSocietyofthePacific, Amateur Achievement Award of the ASP
Ben Mayer (? - 2000) was an amateur astronomer perhaps best known for the invention of the Projection Blink Comparator (PROBLICOM). This low-cost...