Alastair G. W. Cameron, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alastair G. W. Cameron

Canadian astrophysicist

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1925

Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Date of Death: 03-Oct-2005

Profession: astronomer, physicist, astrophysicist, university teacher, nuclear physicist

Nationality: Canada, United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Alastair G.
W.
(Graham Walter) Cameron (21 June 1925 – 3 October 2005) was an American-Canadian astrophysicist and space scientist who was an eminent staff member of the Astronomy department of Harvard University.
He was one of the founders of the field of nuclear astrophysics, advanced the theory that the Moon was created by the giant impact of a Mars-sized object with the early Earth, and was an early adopter of computer technology in astrophysics.