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Robert Paul "Bob" Kraft (June 16, 1927 – May 26, 2015) was an American astronomer.[1] He performed pioneering work on Cepheid variables, stellar rotation, novae, and the chemical evolution of the Milky Way. His name is also associated with the Kraft break: the abrupt change in the average rotation rate of main sequence stars around spectral type F8.[2]
Robert Kraft | |
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| Born | June 16, 1927 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | May 26, 2015 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Washington, University of California at Berkeley |
| Known for | Kraft break |
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| Doctoral advisor | George Herbig |
Career
Kraft served as director of the Lick Observatory (1981–1991), president of the American Astronomical Society (1974–1976), and president of the International Astronomical Union (1997–2000).[3]
He received his B.S. at the University of Washington in 1947, M.S. in mathematics at the University of Washington in 1949, and PhD from the University of California, Berkeley.[4] He died in 2015.[5]
Honors
Awards
- Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy (1962)
- Henry Norris Russell Lectureship (1995)
- Bruce Medal (2005)[6]
- National Academy of Sciences
Named after him
- Asteroid 3712 Kraft
References
- Daintith, John (2008-08-18). Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists, Third Edition. google.ca. ISBN 9781420072723.
- Kraft, R. P. (1967), "Studies of Stellar Rotation. V. The Dependence of Rotation on Age among Solar-Type Stars", Astrophysical Journal, 150: 551, Bibcode:1967ApJ...150..551K, doi:10.1086/149359
- "Robert P. Kraft, eminent astronomer and former director of UC Observatories, dies at age 87". UC Santa Cruz News.
- Kraft, Robert P. (2009). "An Astronomical Life Salted by Pure Chance". Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics. 47 (1): 1–26. Bibcode:2009ARA&A..47....1K. doi:10.1146/annurev-astro-082708-101743.
- "Robert P. Kraft, eminent astronomer and former director of UC Observatories, dies at age 87". UC Santa Cruz News. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- "The Bruce Medalists: Robert P. Kraft". Retrieved 2010-02-01.
Further reading
- Kraft, R. P. (2009). "An Astronomical Life Salted by Pure Chance". Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics. 47 (1): 1–26. Bibcode:2009ARA&A..47....1K. doi:10.1146/annurev-astro-082708-101743.
External links
Quotations related to Robert Kraft (astronomer) at Wikiquote- Sandra Faber, "Robert P. Kraft", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences (2022)
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[de] Robert Paul Kraft
Robert Paul Kraft (* 16. Juni 1927 in Seattle; † 26. Mai 2015 in Santa Cruz, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Astronom.- [en] Robert Kraft (astronomer)
[es] Robert Kraft (astrónomo)
Robert Paul "Bob" Kraft (Seattle, 16 de junio de 1927-Santa Cruz (California), 26 de mayo de 2015) fue un astrónomo estadounidense.[1] Realizó trabajos pioneros en los campos de las variable cefeidas, rotación estelar, novas, y en la evolución química de la Vía Láctea. Su nombre se le ha asociado a la Ruptura de Kraft: El cambio abrupto en la velocidad de rotación media de las estrellas de la secuencia principal alrededor del tipo espectral F8.[2][it] Robert Kraft (astronomo)
Robert Paul Kraft (Seattle, 16 giugno 1927 – Santa Cruz, 26 maggio 2015) è stato un astronomo statunitense. È stato un pioniere nello studio delle variabili cefeidi, delle novae e nell'evoluzione chimica della Via lattea.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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