Donald Edward Osterbrock

Donald Edward Osterbrock
Born(1924-07-13)July 13, 1924
DiedJanuary 11, 2007(2007-01-11) (aged 82)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Known forstar formation
Scientific career
Fieldsastronomy
Doctoral advisorSubrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Doctoral studentsRobert E. Williams

Donald Edward Osterbrock (July 13, 1924 – January 11, 2007) was an American astronomer, best known for his work on star formation and on the history of astronomy.[1]

  1. ^ O'Dell, Robert C.; Sheehan, William P. (April 2007). "Obituary: Donald Edward Osterbrock". Physics Today. 60 (4): 79–80. Bibcode:2007PhT....60d..79O. doi:10.1063/1.2731990.

Developed by StudentB