Herbert Friedman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Herbert Friedman

American physicist

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1916

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 09-Sep-2000

Profession: astronomer, physicist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Herbert Friedman (June 21, 1916 – September 9, 2000) was an American pioneer in the application of sounding rockets to solar physics, aeronomy, and astronomy.
He was also a statesman and public advocate for science.
During his lifetime, he was awarded the Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, the National Medal of Science, the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship of the American Astronomical Society, the William Bowie Medal of the American Geophysical Union, the Wolf Foundation Prize in Physics, and the Albert A.
Michelson Medal of the Franklin Institute (1972), among others.
He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1960 and of the American Philosophical Society in 1964.