Walter Lewin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Walter Lewin

Dutch astrophysicist

Date of Birth: 29-Jan-1936

Place of Birth: The Hague, County of Holland, Netherlands

Profession: astronomer, physicist, astrophysicist, university teacher

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Walter Hendrik Gustav Lewin (born January 29, 1936) is a Dutch astrophysicist and former professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Lewin earned his doctorate in nuclear physics in 1965 at the Delft University of Technology and was a member of MIT's physics faculty for 43 years beginning in 1966 until his retirement in 2009. Lewin's contributions in astrophysics include the first discovery of a rotating neutron star through all-sky balloon surveys and research in X-ray detection in investigations through satellites and observatories. Lewin has received awards for teaching and is known for his lectures on physics and their publication online via YouTube, edX and MIT OpenCourseWare. In December 2014, MIT revoked Lewin's Professor Emeritus title after an MIT investigation determined that Lewin had violated university policy by sexually harassing an online student in an online MITx course he taught in fall 2013.