Daniel M. Popper

Daniel M. Popper
Born (1913-08-17)August 17, 1913
Oakland, California
Died September 9, 1999(1999-09-09) (aged 86)
Fields Astrophysics
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
Thesis  (1938)
Doctoral advisor Arthur B. Wise
Notable awards Karl Schwarzschild Medal (1984)

Daniel M. Popper (August 17, 1913 – September 9, 1999) was an American astrophysicist. He was born in Oakland, California. He studied at the University of California, Berkeley where he received his Ph.D in 1938. He joined the University of California, Los Angeles in 1947, becoming a full professor in 1955. He worked at UCLA until his retirement in 1978. Popper died in 1999.[1]

References

  1. Trimble, Virginia (1999). "Obituary: Daniel M. Popper, 1913-1999". Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 31: 1608. Bibcode:1999BAAS...31.1608T.
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