Harold Irving Ewen
Harold Irving Ewen | |
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| Born | March 5, 1922 |
| Died | October 8, 2015 (aged 93) |
| Education | Ph.D. (1951) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Known for | Detection of 21-cm hydrogen line |
| Spouse | Mary Ann Whitney |
| Children | Donald, Bruce, Mark, Deborah, David, Daniel, and Rebecca |
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| Awards | IEEE Morris E. Leeds Award (1970) Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize (1988) |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Radiation from Galactic Hydrogen at 1420 Megacycles per Second (1951) |
| Doctoral advisor | Edward M. Purcell |
Harold Irving "Doc" Ewen (March 5, 1922 – October 8, 2015) was an American physicist, radio astronomer, and business executive. He served in the United States Navy in World War II as a second lieutenant. As a graduate student under Edward M. Purcell, he was the first to detect the galactic 21-cm hydrogen line.