Michael E. D. Brown

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Dying_Gaul
gptkbp:advocates_for public engagement in science
planetary science funding
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University
gptkbp:awards Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Fellow
gptkbp:birth_date 1965-06-05
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Wilmington,_Delaware,_USA
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:class public outreach events
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:David_Rabinowitz
gptkb:Chad_Trujillo
gptkb:Scott_S._Sheppard
gptkbp:conference numerous international conferences
gptkbp:contribution advancing knowledge of the Kuiper belt
redefining the classification of planets
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Haumea
gptkb:Makemake
gptkb:Eris
gptkb:Sedna
gptkbp:field planetary astronomy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Michael E. D. Brown
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/ Michael_ E._ D._ Brown.jpg/220px-Michael_ E._ D._ Brown.jpg
gptkbp:influence public understanding of astronomy
gptkbp:influenced many astronomers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Robert_J._Trumpler
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:International_Astronomical_Union
gptkb:NASA_missions
gptkbp:known_for discovery of Eris
gptkbp:media_appearances gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:book_series
gptkbp:narrative_style editor for scientific journals
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:How_I_Killed_Pluto_and_Why_It_Had_It_Coming
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:University
gptkbp:publishes numerous scientific papers
popular science articles
gptkbp:research_areas trans-Neptunian objects
gptkbp:research_focus dwarf planets
gptkbp:residence gptkb:California,_USA
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Diana_D._Brown
gptkbp:title_holder Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences
Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
gptkbp:website http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/