Peter Millman
Peter Mackenzie Millman (born August 10, 1906 in Toronto , † December 11, 1990 in Ottawa ) was a Canadian astronomer .
He studied astronomy at the University of Toronto and graduated in 1929. From 1933 to 1940 he worked at the David Dunlap Observatory . In early 1941, he signed up for service with the Royal Canadian Air Force . After the war, he joined the Dominion Observatory in Ottawa in 1946 .
His main field of work were meteors and meteorites . He achieved one of his most successful observation campaigns in 1946 when the Draconids' meteor shower offered the opportunity to take spectacular spectrophotographs on the night of October 9th to 10th .
Honors
In 1954 he was awarded the J. Lawrence Smith Medal of the National Academy of Sciences .
The Martian crater Millman and the asteroid (2904) Millman were named after him.
Web links
- Peter Millman biography
- Publications by PM Millman in the Astrophysics Data System
- Obituaries for PM Millman in the Astrophysics Data System
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SURNAME | Millman, Peter |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Millman, Peter Mackenzie |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian astronomer |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1906 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto |
DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 1990 |
Place of death | Ottawa |