David Schramm

David Schramm

male, deceased (1997)
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...
Margaret Burbidge

Margaret Burbidge

female, 90 years old
Margaret Burbidge (born August 12, 1919) is a British astrophysicist, noted for original research and holding many administrative posts, including...
Joel Primack

Joel Primack

male
Joel Primack is a professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz and works at the Lick Observatory. Dr....
Allan Sandage

Allan Sandage

male, 83 years old
Allan Rex Sandage (born June 18 1926 in Iowa City, Iowa) is an American astronomer.
Fiorella Terenzi

Fiorella Terenzi

female
Dr. Fiorella Terenzi is an Italian astrophysicist, author and musician who is best known for taking recordings of radio waves from galaxies and...
Michael Foale

Michael Foale

male, 52 years old
Colin Michael 'Mike' Foale, CBE, PhD, (born 6 January 1957) is an Anglo-American astrophysicist and a NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of six space...
Fred Adams

Fred Adams

male
Fred Adams is an American astrophysicist who has made contributions to the study of physical cosmology.
Walter Baade

Walter Baade

male, deceased (1960)
Wilhelm Heinrich Walter Baade was a German astronomer who emigrated to the USA in 1931.
William Alfred Fowler

William Alfred Fowler

male, deceased (1995)
William Alfred "Willie" Fowler (August 9, 1911 - March 14, 1995) was an American astrophysicist. He should not be confused with the British...
Edmond Halley

Edmond Halley

male, deceased (1742)
Edmond Halley FRS (sometimes "Edmund", November 8, 1656 - January 14, 1742) was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist,...