Beatrice Tinsley | |
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Born | Chester, England | 27 January 1941
Died | 23 March 1981 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 40)
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Known for | Evolution of galaxies |
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Awards | AAS Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy (1974) |
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Fields | Astronomy |
Institutions | Yale University |
Beatrice Muriel Hill Tinsley (27 January 1941 – 23 March 1981) was a British-born New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist, and the first female professor of astronomy at Yale University, whose research made fundamental contributions to the astronomical understanding of how galaxies evolve, grow and die.
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