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Martin Schwarzschild | |
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| Born | May 31, 1912 |
| Died | April 10, 1997 (aged 84) |
| Citizenship | German American |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Known for | Schwarzschild criterion |
| Father | Karl Schwarzchild |
| Awards | Newcomb Cleveland Prize (1957) Karl Schwarzschild Medal (1959) Henry Draper Medal (1960) Bruce Medal (1965) Brouwer Award (1992) Balzan Prize (1994) National Medal of Science (1997) Foreign Member of the Royal Society[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics Astronomy |
| Institutions | Columbia University[2] Princeton University |
| Doctoral students | Emilia Pisani Belserene |
Martin Schwarzschild (May 31, 1912 – April 10, 1997) was a German-American astrophysicist. The Schwarzschild criterion, for the stability of stellar gas against convection, is named after him.
- ^ Mestel, L. (1999). "Martin Schwarzschild. 31 May 1912 -- 10 April 1997: Elected For.Mem.R.S. 1996". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 45: 469. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1999.0031. S2CID 73338309.
- ^ DAVID M. HERSZENHORN (April 12, 1997). "Martin Schwarzschild, 84, Innovative Astronomer". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 June 2017.