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Roger Blandford

British theoretical astrophysicist · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Born 1949 · age 77

Roger David Blandford is a British theoretical astrophysicist, best known for his work on black holes.

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A life in dates

2016Crafoord Prize in AstronomyAward2013Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyAward1999Eddington MedalAward1998Dannie Heineman Prize for AstrophysicsAward1982Helen B. Warner Prize for AstronomyAward1949Born28 August 1949

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Crafoord Prize in Astronomy2016
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society2013
Eddington Medal1999
Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics1998
Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy1982
Guggenheim Fellowship
Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1949 · age 77

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