Bruce C. Murray
Bruce C. Murray (born November 30, 1931 in New York City , New York - † August 29, 2013 in Oceanside , California ) was an American geologist and planetologist .
He received his PhD in geology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1955 and then worked for Standard Oil of California, the United States Air Force , and the United States Civil Service before joining the California Institute of Technology in 1960 . He became associate professor in 1963, full professor of planetology and geology in 1969 and retired in 2001.
From April 1, 1976 to June 30, 1982, he was director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
Together with Carl Sagan and Louis Friedman , he founded the Planetary Society in 1980 and assumed its chairmanship for one term.
Murray died at the age of 81 from complications from his Alzheimer's disease. He was married and had five children. His cousin Tom Foley is a former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives .
Honors
In 1997, Murray was the first to receive the Carl Sagan Memorial Award . In 2004, he received the Telluride Tech Festival Award of Technology in Telluride , Colorado .
The asteroid (4957) Brucemurray was named in his honor.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b sacbee.com ( Memento from August 29, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Murray, Bruce C. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American geologist and planetologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | 29th August 2013 |
| Place of death | Oceanside (California) |