Herbert Friedman

Herbert Friedman ( born June 21, 1916 in Brooklyn, New York; † 9 September 2000 in Arlington, Virginia) was an American physicist.

Friedman studied at Brooklyn College (Bachelor 1936) and received his doctorate in 1940 at Johns Hopkins University. From 1941 and even after the war he was in the research laboratories of the U.S. Navy, first as head of the electron optics department, from 1958 to astrophysics and space research. From 1963 to 1980 he was chief scientist there at the EO Hulbert Center for Space Research, where he remained even after his retirement in 1980. 1966 to 1969 he was a visiting professor at Yale University.

From 1970 to 1973 he was on the scientific advisory board of the U.S. President ( President's Scientific Advisory Committee, PACS ). Since 1960 he was a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1964 and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Friedman provided significant contributions to solar physics, aeronomy and astronomy. In addition, he conducted research on applications of X-ray radiation in materials research.

In 1949 he discovered the X-ray radiation from the sun.

Honors

Writings

  • The sun spectrum Verlag 1987
  • A look at the infinity ( " The Astronomer 's Universe ' ), Earthscan 1991
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