Greenstein, Jesse. Recollections of Otto Struve, 1988
| Title: | Greenstein, Jesse. Recollections of Otto Struve, 1988. |
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| Name(s): | Greenstein, Jesse L. (Jesse Leonard), 1909-2002- | |
| Type of Resource: | mixed material | |
| Genre: | Biography files. | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Created: | 1988 | |
| Extent: | 6 pages | |
| Abstract/Description: | Jesse Greenstein's informal recollections of Otto Struve and his work in astrophysics. Greenstein taped this memoir in response to a biographical article on Struve by Kevin Krisciunas, and Greenstein's recollections contain references to Krisciunas' work. Topics discussed include: Yerkes Observatory, radio astronomy, and spectroscopy. | |
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Forms part of the American Institute of Physics' Niels Bohr Library & Archives Manuscript Biographies Collection. Jesse Greenstein, astronomer. Came to the California Institute of Technology in 1948 to run the astronomy program, which then included the administration of the Palomar 200-inch telescope. While at Caltech he also did research on stellar composition and high resolution spectra using the Palomar telescope. Became a leader in the profession, and an administrator in professional scientific organizations. Otto Struve, Russian astronomer. Director of Yerkes Observatory, editor of the Astrophysical Journal, author of numerous books, and researcher in astronomy. He also served as president of the International Astronomical Union and oversaw the commissioning of the Otto Struve Telescope built between 1933 and 1939, at the McDonald Observatory. In English. |
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| Subject(s): |
Struve, Otto, 1897-1963 Yerkes Observatory. Astronomy Astrophysics Radio astronomy Spectrum analysis |
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| Library Classification: | MB 2010-936 | |
| Held by: | American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA | |
| Restrictions on Access: | Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. | |
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