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Steven J. Dick

American astronomer, science historian · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1949 · age 77

Steven J. Dick is an American astronomer, author, and historian of science most noted for his work in the field of astrobiology.

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Awards

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science2011

About this person

Dick served as the chief historian for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from 2003 to 2009 and as the Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology from 2013 to 2014. Before that, he was an astronomer and historian of science at the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, DC, from 1979 to 2003.

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