Gerhart "Gerry" Neugebauer (3 September 1932 – 26 September 2014) was an American astronomer known for his pioneering work in infrared astronomy .
16-939: Neugebauer is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Academics [ edit ] Gerry Neugebauer , American astronomer Hans E J Neugebauer , German-American imaging scientist Marcia Neugebauer , American geophysicist Otto E. Neugebauer , Austrian-American mathematician and historian of science Rainer O. Neugebauer , German educationalist, historian and social scientist Reimund Neugebauer , German mechanical engineer and professor Artists [ edit ] Ursula Neugebauer , German artist Walter Neugebauer , Croatian comic book artist Performers [ edit ] Alfred Neugebauer , Austrian film actor Hartmut Neugebauer , German actor, voice actor and dialogue director Veronika Neugebauer , German actress and voice actress Politicians [ edit ] Fritz Neugebauer , Second President of
32-623: A leading role in infrared studies of the planets . In addition—and largely through his activities with the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) and the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC)—he led both ground- and space-based infrared studies of the stars , the Milky Way and other galaxies . Observations by him and his colleagues at Mount Wilson and Palomar observatories revealed thousands of infrared sources in
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64-644: A thesis on the photoproduction of negative and positive pions from deuterium . After completing his doctorate degree, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Army . He was stationed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he worked for the Ordnance Corps until 1962. He joined the Caltech faculty in 1962 as an assistant professor, becoming a full professor of physics in 1970. He
80-426: Is a contemporary British composer Mark Plowman (The Messengers) , fictional character Max Plowman (1883–1941), British writer and pacifist Thomas S. Plowman (1843–1919), American politician Timothy Plowman (1944–1989), American botanist Tony Plowman (born 1939), Australian politician Vincent Plowman , fictional character v t e Surnames associated with
96-555: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Gerry Neugebauer Neugebauer was born in Göttingen , Germany and was the son of Otto Neugebauer , an Austrian-American mathematician and historian of science , and Grete Bruck. After moving to the United States at age seven, he received his B.A. in physics from Cornell University in 1954 and his Ph.D. in physics from California Institute of Technology in 1960, with
112-494: The surname Plowman . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plowman_(surname)&oldid=1166996921 " Categories : Surnames Occupational surnames English-language occupational surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
128-814: The 1996 Henry Norris Russell Lectureship , the 1998 Herschel Medal , and the 2010 Bruce Medal . He was named California Scientist of the Year for 1986 by the California Museum of Science and Industry , and he was elected to the National Academy of the Sciences , the American Philosophical Society , the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Royal Astronomical Society . Neugebauer
144-611: The National Council of Austria Mieczysław Norwid-Neugebauer , minister in the interwar Polish government Randy Neugebauer , U.S. congressman Sportspeople [ edit ] Jari Neugebauer , German ice hockey player Karin Neugebauer , German freestyle swimmer Leo Neugebauer , German decathlete Tomasz Neugebauer , Polish footballer Others [ edit ] Lila Neugebauer , American theatre director Rudolf Neugebauer , German SS Hauptsturmführer during
160-480: The Nazi era Toby Neugebauer , American businessman Other uses Neugebauer SA [ pt ] , a Brazilian chocolate manufacturing company See also [ edit ] Neugebauer equations , a simplified model for the color of halftones Neubauer Gebauer [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Neugebauer . If an internal link intending to refer to
176-800: The occupations of farmer / ploughman / peasant etc. Germanic Farmer , Plowman , Cotter , Cotterill , Bond , Huber , Hübner Bauer , Ackerman , Baumann , Ackermann , Bumann , Buhmann , Pachter , Hüfner Hoffman , Hoffmann , Hofmann , Hofman , Huffman , Hofmans Boer ( De Boer ), Ploog , Neubauer , Neubert , Neugebauer , Viertel , Wiedemann Bonde , Farman [REDACTED] Semitic Fellah Bartholomew Slavic Kmet Pluzhnikov Pluznyk /Pluzhnik Sedlák Sedláček Rolnik Láník Other Arājs (Latvian) Campagnaro , Massaro (Romance) Georgios (Greek) Rolnikas (Lithuanian) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
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#1732855016291192-511: The sky at wavelengths less than 10 micrometres. Neugebauer played a role in the design and construction of the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii. Among Neugebauer's numerous awards are two NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medals (1972, 1984), the 1985 Space Science Award of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics , the 1985 Richmyer Lecture Award, the 1986 Rumford Prize ,
208-657: The sky, and afforded the first infrared view of the Galactic Center . Together with Robert B. Leighton , he completed the Two-Micron Sky Survey , the first infrared survey of the sky, which cataloged more than 5,000 infrared sources. Together with Eric Becklin , he discovered the Becklin–Neugebauer Object , an intense source of infrared radiation in the Orion Nebula that is one of the brightest objects in
224-689: The user of a plow . Notable people with the surname include: Anna-Louise Plowman (born c. 1972), New Zealand actress Arthur J. Plowman (1872–1942), American politician Sir Anthony Plowman (1905–1993) Vice-Chancellor of the High Court Clifford Henry Fitzherbert Plowman (1889–1948), British diplomat and Colonial Service administrator Idora Plowman (1843–1929), American author Jacob H. Plowman (1836–1897), American politician Jon Plowman (born 1953), British television producer Jonathan Plowman Jr. (1717–1795), American revolutionary Lynne Plowman
240-543: Was married to the geophysicist Marcia Neugebauer , a pioneer in solar wind research at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory , and the two resided in Tucson, Arizona. He died on 26 September 2014 in Tucson, due to spinocerebellar ataxia . Plowman (surname) [REDACTED] Look up plowman in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Plowman is an occupational surname based on plowman,
256-670: Was named Howard Hughes Professor in 1985 and Chairman of the Division of Physics, Math and Astronomy in 1988. At the time of his death, he was the Robert Andrews Millikan Professor of Physics, Emeritus and an adjunct faculty member of the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory. Neugebauer served as the director of the Palomar Observatory from 1980 to 1994. Neugebauer was active in infrared astronomy, and played
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