Harlow Shapley (1885–1972)
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Born on a Missouri farm, Harlow Shapley became interested in astronomy by accident. As told by Shapley, he went to the University of Missouri expecting to enroll in the journalism school. However, the school of journalism was not scheduled to open until the following year, so he decided to study visa mer astronomy. Shapley earned his Ph.D. from Princeton University and then moved to the Mt. Wilson Observatory. There he did his most celebrated work, such as demonstrating experimentally for the first time that earth is not at the center of the Milky Way galaxy but on the outskirts---once again illustrating that earth does not occupy a central location in the cosmos. Consequently, many of his colleagues and fellow astronomers began referring to Shapley as the "modern Copernicus." In 1921 he became director of the Harvard College Observatory, transforming the observatory into a world-famous institution during his 30-year tenure. Shapley also continued his research program, which included the discovery of the first small galaxies, called the Sculptor and Fornax dwarf galaxies after the constellations in whose direction they are oriented. He was also a well-known writer, lecturer, and public scientist, playing a major role in founding UNESCO. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
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- Födelsedag
- 1885-11-02
- Avled
- 1972-10-20
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Födelseort
- Nashville, Missouri, USA
- Dödsort
- Boulder, Colorado, USA
- Utbildning
- University of Missouri
Princeton University - Yrken
- astronomer
- Priser och utmärkelser
- Bruce Medal (1939)
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- 23
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- 1
- Medlemmar
- 493
- Popularitet
- #50,127
- Betyg
- 3.4
- Recensioner
- 6
- ISBN
- 19
One less than serious quote from the book that shows Shapley's wit is the following:
"The freely roaming and unpoliced dinosaurs, I like to remember, had no plumbing." This quote is in the context of a discussion about humans giving up personal freedoms in exchange for the benefits of civilization.
There is a 1960s era made-for-TV animated movie based on this book and narrated by Harlow Shapley. It goes by the same title as the book and is available for download and viewing at the following link:
http://www.moviesumo.com/Of-Stars-and-Men_20946.html… (mer)