Kenneth Franklin
Kenneth Linn Franklin (born March 25, 1923 in Alameda (California) , † June 18, 2007 in Boulder (Colorado) ) was an American astronomer.
In 1955 he and Bernard Flood Burke discovered radio emissions from the planet Jupiter ( Jupiter bursts ).
The asteroid (2845) Franklinken is named after him.
Web links
- Nekrolog (New York Times)
- KL Franklin publications in the Astrophysics Data System
- Examples of Jupiter Bursts (NASA)
Individual evidence
- ^ BF Burke, KL Franklin: Observations of a variable radio source associated with the planet Jupiter. In: J. Geophys. Res., 1955 (60), 213-217. ( online )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Franklin, Kenneth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Franklin, Kenneth Linn (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alameda (California) |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 2007 |
| Place of death | Boulder (Colorado) |