Re: Geoffrey Burbridge Had Died

The Burbidges, along with Hoyle, are most famous for their revolutionary --
and accepted -- work on the buildup via nuclear fusion and dispersal via
supernovae of heavy elements in stars.

On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 8:40 AM, Paul Alsing <pnalsing@No-Spam> wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
> *From:* tac-bounces@No-Spam [mailto:tac-bounces@No-Spam] *On
> Behalf Of *Steve Gottlieb
> *Sent:* Monday, February 08, 2010 9:06 PM
> *To:* TAC mailing list
> *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
>
>
>
> --
> Who's observing/imaging where? http://observers.org/OI-calendar/
> GSSP is coming, July 10-14 http://www.goldenstatestarparty.org
> TAC's imaging mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TAC-Imaging/
>
>

-- 
Who's observing/imaging where? http://observers.org/OI-calendar/
GSSP is coming, July 10-14 http://www.goldenstatestarparty.org
TAC's imaging mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TAC-Imaging/