Geoffrey Burbidge

British astronomer (1925-2010) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 84

Geoffrey Ronald Burbidge (24 September 1925 - 26 January 2010) was an English astronomy professor and theoretical astrophysicist, most recently at the University of California, San Diego. He was married to astrophysicist Margaret Burbidge and was the second author of the influential B2FH paper which she led.

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2010Died26 January 20102007NAS Award for Scientific ReviewingAward2005Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyAward1999Bruce MedalAward1985Karl G. Jansky LectureshipAward1979Petrie Prize LectureAward1959Helen B. Warner Prize for AstronomyAward1925Born24 September 1925