Robert Jastrow
Robert Jastrow · Science & Medicine
Astrophysicist; founding director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies
1925, New York City, United States — 2008, Arlington, Virginia, United States
United States
Robert Jastrow is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Astrophysicist; founding director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Robert Jastrow was an American astrophysicist who became the founding director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, guiding lunar and planetary science during the Apollo era and popularizing science through books and television. He was Jewish, the son of immigrants from Eastern Europe. He shaped both American space research and public understanding of astronomy.
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Astrophysicist; founding director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Physics
