Edwin Salpeter

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Edwin_Salpeter

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gptkbp:birthDate	1924-12-03
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gptkbp:deathDate	2008-11-26
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gptkbp:fieldOfWork	gptkb:astronomy astrophysics physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Edwin Salpeter
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:Salpeter_equation gptkb:Salpeter_initial_mass_function gptkb:triple-alpha_process work on stellar nucleosynthesis
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gptkbp:occupation	astronomer
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