Robert Jastrow Born: 7-Sep-1925 Birthplace: New York City Died: 8-Feb-2008 Location of death: Arlington, VA Cause of death: Pneumonia
Gender: Male Religion: Agnostic Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Astronomer, Author Nationality: United States Executive summary: Red Giants and White Dwarfs Father: Abraham Jastrow (car salesman) Mother: Marie Grünfeld (b. 10-Jun-1897) Wife: Ruth Witenberg (m. 1967, div.)
High School: Townsend Harris High School, Queens, NY University: BA, Columbia University University: MA, Columbia University University: PhD Theoretical Physics, Columbia University (1948) Professor: Yale University (1953-54) Professor: Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College (1981-92) Professor: Columbia University
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (Director, 1961-81) Naval Research Laboratory
American Astronautical Society Fellow American Meteorological Society Center for the Study of Science and Religion Physical Science Advisory Board Council on Foreign Relations Friends of Giuliani Exploratory Committee Institute for Advanced Study National Association of Scholars Board of Advisors National Space Society Board of Governors Camp: Rising Sun Serbian Ancestry Maternal
Author of books:
Red Giants and White Dwarfs: The Evolution of Stars, Planets and Life (1967) Until the Sun Dies (1977) God And The Astronomers (1978) The Enchanted Loom: Mind in the Universe (1981) Journey to the Stars: Space Exploration -- Tomorrow and Beyond (1990)
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