Edwin Salpeter
Edwin Salpeter · Science & Medicine
Astrophysicist; stellar nucleosynthesis and the Salpeter mass function
1924, Vienna, Austria — 2008, Ithaca, New York, USA
Austria · Australia · United States
Edwin Salpeter is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Astrophysicist; stellar nucleosynthesis and the Salpeter mass function
Salpeter was an astrophysicist who explained the triple-alpha process by which stars fuse helium into carbon, and who introduced the 'Salpeter mass function' describing the distribution of stellar masses at birth — both cornerstones of modern astrophysics. He worked for decades at Cornell University. Born into a Viennese Jewish family, he emigrated with his parents to Australia after the Nazi annexation of Austria.
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Astrophysicist; stellar nucleosynthesis and the Salpeter mass function
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Physics
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