E. Margaret Burbidge (1919–2020)
Author of Quasi-stellar objects
About the Author
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Readings in Cosmology and Extragalactic Astronomy: Physics 361-01 Cosmology, Spring Semester 1995 (1995) — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Burbidge, Eleanor Margaret
- Other names
- Peachey, Eleanor Margaret (birth name)
- Birthdate
- 1919-08-12
- Date of death
- 2020-04-05
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Stockport, England
- Education
- University College London (Ph.D|1943)
- Occupations
- astronomer
astrophysicist - Relationships
- Burbidge, Geoffrey (spouse)
- Organizations
- Yerkes Observatory
Cavendish Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Center for Astronomy and Space Studies
Royal Observatory Greenwich (director)
American Astronomical Society (president|1976) - Awards and honors
- Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy (joint with her husband|1959)
American Astronomical Society (Annie Jump Cannon award|1972|declined)
National Medal of Science (1983)
Albert Einstein World Award of Science (1988)
Royal Astronomical Society (gold medal|joint with her husband|2005)
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