Re: Geoffrey Burbridge Had Died

As a young astronomy major at San Diego State University in the 60's, I
often went over to UCSD to hear lectures given by both Geoff and Margaret
Burbidge. They were big stars back then, but swimming against their
rank-and-file peers. Nevertheless, they were fascinating people, and
wonderful teachers, and I learned a lot.

\Paul A

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Subject: Re: [TAC] Geoffrey Burbridge Had Died

Thanks for the link, Shneor. Despite never gaining a foothold in the
professional astronomical community, Burbidge was one of a few iconoclasts
(along with Halton Arp and a couple of others) that argued against the big
bang and cosmological redshifts, presenting evidence (until his death) that
quasars are young objects ejected from active galaxies.

If you haven't read one of Arp's books, a summary of his arguments can be
found at http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/322152

Steve

On Feb 8, 2010, at 11:05 AM, Shneor Sherman wrote:

Obit:http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/science/space/07burbidge.html?hpw

I have often looked for the "Burbridge Chain" but never succeeded...

Clears,
Shneor

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