Irwin I. Shapiro
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Irwin I. Shapiro is an American astrophysicist. Since 1982, he has been a professor at Harvard University. [1] Shapiro was director of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics from 1982 to 2004[2][3].
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[edit] Biography
Irwin Shapiro was born in New York City. Shapiro did an undergraduate in mathematics at Cornell University, and a master's and PhD in physics at Harvard University. Shapiro joined MIT Lincoln Laboratory in 1954 and became a professor of physics at MIT in 1967. In 1982, Shapiro became a professor at Harvard University and also director of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Irwin won the Charles A. Whitten Medal from the American Geophysical Union in 1991. In 1997, he became the First Timken University Professor.[1]
Shapiro's research includes using gravitational lenses to assess the age of the universe.
[edit] Honors
Awards
- Dirk Brouwer Award of the AAS's Division on Dynamical Astronomy (1988)
- Charles A. Whitten Medal of the American Geophysical Union (1991)
Named after him
- The Shapiro time delay, discovered by Shapiro in 1964
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Shapiro Named First Timken University Professor", Harvert University Gazette, 1997-10-16. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
- ^ "Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Celebrates 25 Years", Harvert University Gazette, 1998-10-15. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
- ^ "Alcock to lead the CfA", Harvert University Gazette, 2004-05-20. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
