Herbert Friedman
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Herbert Friedman | |
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| Born | June 21, 1916 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Died | September 9, 2000 (aged 84) Arlington County, Virginia, United States |
| Alma mater | Brooklyn College, Johns Hopkins University |
| Awards | Wolf Prize in Physics (1987) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | X-ray astronomy |
| Institutions | United States Naval Research Laboratory |
Herbert Friedman (June 21, 1916 – September 9, 2000) was an American physicist and astronomer who did research in X-ray astronomy.[1] During his career Friedman published hundreds of scientific papers. One such example is "Ultraviolet and X Rays from the Sun".[2] Friedman worked at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for the entirety of his professional career, from 1940-1980.[3] He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1960.[4][5] He received the Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1964.[3][6] That same year, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society.[7] In 1987 he was awarded the Wolf Prize in Physics “for pioneering investigations in solar X-rays”.
