Margaret Burbidge
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Margaret Burbidge was a pioneering British-American astrophysicist whose work on stellar nucleosynthesis and quasars helped transform modern astronomy and cosmology.
Aliases (2)
- E. Margaret Burbidge ×1
- Eleanor Margaret Burbidge ×1
Statements (53)
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| instanceOf |
astronomer
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astrophysicist → human → scientist → |
| advocatedFor |
gender equality in astronomy
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| awardReceived |
Bruce Medal
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Henry Norris Russell Lectureship → National Medal of Science → |
| coAuthorOf |
B2FH paper on stellar nucleosynthesis
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| collaboratedWith |
Fred Hoyle
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Geoffrey Burbidge → William A. Fowler → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America → |
| dateOfBirth |
1919-08-12
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| dateOfDeath |
2020-04-05
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| degree |
PhD in astronomy
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| doctoralThesisTopic |
spectra of stars
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| educatedAt |
University College London
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| employer |
Carnegie Institution of Washington
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Royal Greenwich Observatory → University of California, San Diego → University of Chicago → Yerkes Observatory → |
| familyName |
Burbidge
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| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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astrophysics → cosmology → |
| fullName |
Eleanor Margaret Burbidge
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| givenName |
Eleanor
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Margaret → |
| influenced |
modern cosmology
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modern theories of stellar evolution → |
| knownFor |
B2FH paper
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quasars → spectroscopy of galaxies → stellar nucleosynthesis → |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences (United States) → |
| notableAction |
refused the Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy in protest of discrimination against women
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| notableWork |
“Synthesis of the Elements in Stars” (B2FH, 1957)
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| placeOfBirth |
Davenport, Cheshire, England
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| placeOfDeath |
San Francisco, California, USA
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| positionHeld |
director of Royal Greenwich Observatory
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first director of the Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences at UC San Diego → president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science → president of the American Astronomical Society → professor of astronomy at University of California, San Diego → |
| researchFocus |
galaxy rotation and mass distribution
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origin of the chemical elements in stars → quasi-stellar radio sources (quasars) → |
| sexOrGender |
female
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| spouse |
Geoffrey Burbidge
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Referenced by (3)
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Edwin E. Salpeter
("E. Margaret Burbidge")
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Margaret Burbidge
("Eleanor Margaret Burbidge")
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fullName |
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Henry Norris Russell Lectureship
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