Otto Hachenberg
Otto Hachenberg (born June 25, 1911 in Anhausen , Neuwied district ; † March 24, 2001 in Bonn ) was a German astrophysicist .
From 1951 to 1961, Hachenberg was director of the Heinrich Hertz Institute for Vibration Research in Berlin-Adlershof, from 1962 professor in Bonn and from 1967 to 1978 director of the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy .
Hachenberg's research mainly concerned astrophysics ( novae and variable stars ), solar physics and radio astronomy . He also worked on radio frequency engineering , semiconductors and secondary electron emission .
literature
- Short biography for: Hachenberg, Otto . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 1. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Otto Hachenberg in the catalog of the German National Library
- Publications by O. Hachenberg in the Astrophysics Data System
- R.Wielebinski: The new era of large paraboloid antennas: the life of Prof. Dr. Otto Hachenberg. Advances in Radio Science (2003) 1: 321–324 (PDF file; 70 kB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hachenberg, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German astrophysicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Anhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 24, 2001 |
| Place of death | Bonn |