George B. Field
American astronomer · United States · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1929 to 2024 · aged 94
George B. Field was an American astrophysicist, Harvard University professor and founder director of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. The Wouthuysen-Field coupling, a theoretical model used to study the phase transitions of the early universe, is named after him.
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2024Died31 July 20242014Henry Norris Russell LectureshipAward1978Karl Schwarzschild MedalAward1960Guggenheim FellowshipAward1929Born25 October 1929
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Lived 1929 to 2024 · aged 94
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