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American physicist (1916-2000)

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Herbert Friedman was an American physicist and astronomer who did research in X-ray astronomy. During his career Friedman published hundreds of scientific papers. One such example is "Ultraviolet and X Rays from the Sun".

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1990Prix Jules Janssen
1987Wolf Prize in Physics
1983Henry Norris Russell Lectureship
1981William Bowie Medal
1978NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal
1972Albert A. Michelson Medal
1968National Medal of Science
1964Eddington Medal
1964Captain Robert Dexter Conrad Award
1962Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
Fellow of the American Physical Society

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Herbert Friedman was an American physicist and astronomer who did research in X-ray astronomy. During his career Friedman published hundreds of scientific papers. One such example is "Ultraviolet and X Rays from the Sun". Friedman worked at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for the entirety of his professional career, from 1940-1980. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1960. He received the Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1964. That same year, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society. In 1987 he was awarded the Wolf Prize in Physics “for pioneering investigations in solar X-rays”.

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United States
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Scientist
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Lived 1916 to 2000 · aged 84
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