Charles Stuart Bowyer

Charles Stuart Bowyer (born August 2, 1934) is an academic, astronomer and professor at the University of California.[1]

Educational background

He received his Ph.D. in physics from Catholic University in 1965.[2]

Career

Bowyer is a professor at University of California at Berkeley. He was also affiliated with the United States Naval Research Laboratory. He worked in a group directed by Herbert Friedman. He is generally given credit for starting the field of extreme ultraviolet astronomy.

He is credited in shepherding the launch of the EUVE satellite and subsequent research activities.[3]

Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Stuart Bowyer, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 30+ works in 40+ publications in 3 languages and 1,000+ library holdings.[4]

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Honors

Bowyer received the Humboldt Foundation of Germany Senior Scientist Award in 1982.

Notes

  1. ↑ Library of Congress authority file, Bowyer, Stuart C. n88-32308
  2. ↑ Margenau, Henry et al. (1992). Cosmos, Bios, Theos: Scientists Reflect on Science, God, and the Origins of the Universe, Life, and Homo sapiens, pp. 32-33., p. 31, at Google Books
  3. ↑ Sanders, Robert. "Lewis satellite to carry UC Berkeley experiment into orbit for atmospheric imaging and mapping of the interstellar medium," University of California, Berkeley (press release). May 27, 1997.
  4. ↑ WorldCat Identities, Bowyer, Stuart C.; Bowyer, C. Stuart 1934- ; Bowyer, Charles Stuart 1934- .

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