Martin Schwarzschild
Martin Schwarzschild | |
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| Born | May 31, 1912 |
| Died | April 10, 1997 (aged 84) |
| Citizenship | German American |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Known for | Schwarzschild criterion |
| Father | Karl Schwarzchild |
| Awards | Newcomb Cleveland Prize (1957) Karl Schwarzschild Medal (1959) Henry Draper Medal (1960) Bruce Medal (1965) Brouwer Award (1992) Balzan Prize (1994) National Medal of Science (1997) Foreign Member of the Royal Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics Astronomy |
| Institutions | Columbia University Princeton University |
| Doctoral students | Emilia Pisani Belserene |
Martin Schwarzschild (May 31, 1912 – April 10, 1997) was a German-American astrophysicist. The Schwarzschild criterion, for the stability of stellar gas against convention, is named after him.