Arthur C. Walker Jr.

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American scientist astronomer physicist solar physicist

Arthur C. Walker Jr. was an American physicist and solar scientist known for his pioneering work in X-ray and ultraviolet imaging of the sun and for serving on the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American scientist → astronomer → physicist → solar physicist →
academicDiscipline	applied physics →
awardReceived	Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science → National Society of Black Physicists Distinguished Career Award →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1936-08-24 →
dateOfDeath	2001-04-29 →
educatedAt	Case Institute of Technology → Massachusetts Institute of Technology → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign →
employer	Aerospace Corporation → Stanford University →
ethnicGroup	African American →
fieldOfWork	X-ray astronomy → physics → solar physics → ultraviolet astronomy →
gender	male →
involvedIn	Space Shuttle Challenger disaster investigation →
knownFor	contributions to solar coronal imaging → development of normal-incidence multilayer X-ray optics → pioneering work in X-ray imaging of the Sun → pioneering work in ultraviolet imaging of the Sun →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	American Astronomical Society → American Physical Society → National Academy of Engineering → Rogers Commission →
notableFor	mentoring underrepresented minorities in physics →
notableProject	Stanford normal-incidence X-ray telescope experiments → development of multilayer-coated mirrors for solar telescopes →
notableStudent	Sally Ride →
notableWork	participation in the investigation of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster →
occupation	physicist → university professor →
placeOfBirth	Cleveland, Ohio, United States →
placeOfDeath	Los Altos, California, United States →
positionHeld	professor of applied physics at Stanford University →
researchInterest	extreme ultraviolet imaging → solar corona → space-based telescopes →
workLocation	Stanford, California →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Rogers Commission investigation of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster →	includesMember