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He is credited with shepherding the launch of the [[EUVE satellite]] and subsequent research activities.<ref>Sanders, Robert. [http://berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/97legacy/lewis.html "Lewis satellite to carry UC Berkeley experiment into orbit for atmospheric imaging and mapping of the interstellar medium,"] University of California, Berkeley (press release). May 27, 1997.</ref> |
He is credited with shepherding the launch of the [[EUVE satellite]] and subsequent research activities.<ref>Sanders, Robert. [http://berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/97legacy/lewis.html "Lewis satellite to carry UC Berkeley experiment into orbit for atmospheric imaging and mapping of the interstellar medium,"] University of California, Berkeley (press release). May 27, 1997.</ref> |
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On September 23, 2020, Bowyer died of complications from [[COVID-19]] at his home in [[Orinda, California]].<ref name="NYT">{{Cite news |last=Overbye |first=Dennis |date=October 15, 2020 |title=Stuart Bowyer, Astronomer Who Lent His Ear to the Cosmos, Dies at 86 |work=New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/science/space/stuart-bowyer-dead.html |access-date=October 17, 2020}}</ref> |
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Charles Stuart Bowyer (August 2, 1934 – September 23, 2020) was an academic, astronomer and professor at the University of California.[1]
Educational background
He received his Ph.D. in physics from Catholic University in 1965.[2]
Career
Bowyer was a professor at University of California at Berkeley. He was also affiliated with the United States Naval Research Laboratory. He worked in a group directed by Herbert Friedman. He is generally given credit for starting the field of extreme ultraviolet astronomy.
He is credited with shepherding the launch of the EUVE satellite and subsequent research activities.[3]
Death
On September 23, 2020, Bowyer died of complications from COVID-19 at his home in Orinda, California.[4]
Selected works
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Stuart Bowyer, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 30+ works in 40+ publications in 3 languages and 1,000+ library holdings.[5]
- X-Ray Astronomy Observational Results, Theoretical Aspects and Experimental Procedures (1970)
- Research in extreme ultraviolet and far ultraviolet astronomy semi-annual status report December 1, 1984-May 31, 1985 (1985)
- Research in extreme ultraviolet and far ultraviolet astronomy semi-annual status report June 1, 1986 – December 31, 1986 (1986)
Honors
Bowyer received the Humboldt Foundation of Germany Senior Scientist Award in 1982.
Notes
- ^ Library of Congress authority file, Bowyer, Stuart C. n88-32308
- ^ Margenau, Henry et al. (1992). Cosmos, Bios, Theos: Scientists Reflect on Science, God, and the Origins of the Universe, Life, and Homo sapiens, pp. 32-33., p. 31, at Google Books
- ^ Sanders, Robert. "Lewis satellite to carry UC Berkeley experiment into orbit for atmospheric imaging and mapping of the interstellar medium," University of California, Berkeley (press release). May 27, 1997.
- ^ Overbye, Dennis (October 15, 2020). "Stuart Bowyer, Astronomer Who Lent His Ear to the Cosmos, Dies at 86". New York Times. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ WorldCat Identities Archived December 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Bowyer, Stuart C.; Bowyer, C. Stuart 1934- ; Bowyer, Charles Stuart 1934- .
References
- Margenau, Henry and Roy Abraham Varghese. (1992). Cosmos, Bios, Theos: Scientists Reflect on Science, God, and the Origins of the Universe, Life, and Homo Sapiens. LaSalle, Illinois: Open Court. ISBN 9780812691856; OCLC 231415341
External links
- Oral History interview transcript with C. Stuart Bowyer 28 July 1976 & 10 March 1978, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives
- Publication listings
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