Tom Bolton (astronomer)

Tom Bolton
Born
Charles Thomas Bolton

(1943-04-15)April 15, 1943
Diedc.February 4, 2021 (aged 77)
Alma materUniversity of Illinois
University of Michigan
Known forEvidence for Stellar-mass black holes
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsDavid Dunlap Observatory, University of Toronto

Charles Thomas Bolton (April 15, 1943 – c.February 4, 2021) was an American-Canadian astronomer who was one of the first in his field to present strong evidence of the existence of a stellar-mass black hole.