Frank J. Low
Frank J. Low | |
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| Born | Frank James Low December 23, 1933 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | June 11, 2009 (aged 75) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Rice University Yale University |
| Known for | Infrared Astronomy |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics and astronomy |
| Thesis | Adiabatic fast passage measurements of the nuclear magnetism in liquid helium (1959) |
| Doctoral advisor | Harold E. Rorschach Jr. |
| Website | infraredlaboratories |
Frank James Low (November 23, 1933 – June 11, 2009) was an American solid state physicist who became a leader in the new field of infrared astronomy, after inventing the gallium doped germanium bolometer in 1961. This detector extended the range of the observable spectrum to much longer wavelengths.