Peter Goldreich
Peter Martin Goldreich (born July 14, 1939 in New York City ) is an American astrophysicist .
Life
Goldreich received his PhD in physics from Cornell University in 1963 . After a stay at Cambridge University , he became an assistant professor at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1964 . In 1966 he moved to the California Institute of Technology where he was professor until his retirement in 2003. He then joined the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton .
Goldreich's theoretical work spans many topics, including planets and their rings, the dynamics of galaxies , astrophysical masers , the interstellar medium , pulsars and helioseismology .
Honors
- 1968 Sloan Research Fellowship
- 1972 elected member of the National Academy of Sciences
- 1973 election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1979 Henry Norris Russell Lectureship
- 1985 Chapman Medal
- 1993 Gold Medal from the Royal Astronomical Society
- 1995 National Medal of Science
- 2006 Grande médaille de l'Académie des sciences
- 2007 Shaw Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Theoretical Astrophysics and Planetary Science
- The asteroid 3805 Goldreich was named after him.
Web links
- Website of Peter Goldreich (English)
- The Evolution of Bodies Bound by Gravity Peter Goldreich @ Institute for Advanced Study, October 30, 2009 (accessed on May 13, 2010)
Individual evidence
- ^ Awards & Winners: Peter Goldreich . Retrieved June 23, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goldreich, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Goldreich, Peter Martin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American astrophysicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |