Robert Naeye
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Robert Naeye | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Education | University of Boston |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Sky & Telescope |
Robert Naeye is an American astronomer, popular science writer and magazine editor.
Early life[]
He was born and raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He still lives in Hershey, Pennsylvania.[1]
His ancestry can be traced to the Flanders region of The Netherlands. He is unrelated to the Belgian cyclist of the same name Robert Naeye.[2]
Education[]
He completed his master’s degree in science journalism from the Boston University.[2]
Career[]
NASA[]
He briefly worked for the NASA for 16 months at its Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.[1]
As magazine editor[]
He has served as the editor in chief of two magazines:[1]
Bibliography[]
His notable books include:[2]
- Through the Eyes of Hubble: The Birth, Life, and Violent Death of Stars
- Signals from Space: The Chandra X-ray Observatory
Awards and honours[]
- In 2002, the Astronomical Association of Northern California honored him with its Professional Astronomer of the Year Award[2]
- In 2002, he won the David N. Schramm Award for Science Journalism from the American Astronomical Society’s High Energy Astrophysics Division[2]
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Categories:
- Living people
- 20th-century American physicists
- 21st-century American physicists
- Gravitational-wave astronomy
- Particle physicists
- American relativity theorists
- Scientists from California