Reuven Ramaty, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Reuven Ramaty

Hungarian-American astronomer

Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1937

Place of Birth: Timișoara, Timiș County, Romania

Date of Death: 08-Apr-2001

Profession: astrophysicist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


Show Famous Birthdays Today, United States

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Reuven Ramaty

  • Reuven Ramaty (1937–2001) was a pioneer in the fields of solar physics, gamma-ray astronomy, nuclear astrophysics, and cosmic rays.
  • He was a HESSI Co-Investigator and one of the founding members of the HESSI team.
  • His active involvement and enthusiastic support were critical for HESSI’s selection by NASA as the sixth Small Explorer (SMEX) mission.
  • Following the launch on 5 February 2002, HESSI was renamed in his honor.
  • It became the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI), the first space mission named after a NASA scientist.

Read more at Wikipedia