Herbert Friedman
Herbert Friedman · Science & Medicine
Pioneer of space-based solar and X-ray astronomy using rocket-borne instruments
1916, Brooklyn, New York, United States — 2000, Arlington, Virginia, United States
United States (Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.)
Herbert Friedman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Pioneer of space-based solar and X-ray astronomy using rocket-borne instruments
Friedman, from a Brooklyn Jewish family, pioneered space-based astronomy at the Naval Research Laboratory, flying instruments on captured V-2 and later sounding rockets above the atmosphere. His detectors first mapped the Sun's X-ray and ultraviolet output and helped open X-ray astronomy of stars beyond the Sun. He received the National Medal of Science in 1968.
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Pioneer of space-based solar and X-ray astronomy using rocket-borne instruments
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
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