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Martin Schwarzschild(1912–1997)
AstronomyMartin Schwarzschild was a German-American astrophysicist. The Schwarzschild criterion, for the stability of stellar gas against convection, is named after him.
GermanyPrinceton Public Schools
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Major Awards
161
Publications
6,547
Citations
36
h-index
73
i10-index
40.7
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
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AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology1994
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Education
University of Göttingen
Doctoral Advisors
John Beverley OkeIsadore Epstein
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and SciencesPontifical Academy of Sciences
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Nobel Prize in Physics (2020)
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Wolf Prize in Physics (2024)
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Rashid Sunyaev
Bruce Medal (2022)
PH
Peter Hall
Balzan Prize (2010)
LG
Lothar Gall
Balzan Prize (2006)
AS
Allan Sandage
Gruber Prize in Cosmology (2000)
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Jan Oort
Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences (1987)
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Lyman Spitzer
Crafoord Prize in Astronomy (1985)
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