Horace Babcock

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Horace_Babcock
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
astronomer
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Bruce_Medal
gptkb:Henry_Norris_Russell_Lectureship
gptkbp:birthDate 1912-09-13
gptkbp:deathDate 2003-08-29
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Fritz_Zwicky
gptkbp:eponymOf gptkb:Babcock_Model
gptkb:Babcock_Peak
gptkbp:father gptkb:Harold_D._Babcock
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:astronomy
astrophysics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Horace Babcock
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Babcock_Model
adaptive optics
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:John_S._Hall
gptkbp:occupation astronomer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Pasadena,_California
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Santa_Barbara,_California
gptkbp:proposedBy adaptive optics
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:Carnegie_Institution_for_Science
gptkb:Mount_Wilson_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Harlow_Shapley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5