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Physical Society Colloquium

X-ray Astronomy: The Early Pioneering Years

Walter Lewin

MIT

Walter Lewin joined the X-ray Astronomy group at MIT in January 1966 when this new field went through a fascinating rapid growth and evolution. He will discuss the events that led to the discovery of the first extra-solar X-ray sources in 1962, and he will talk about some of the pioneering contributions made in the decade that followed.

Friday, October 24th 2003, 15:30
Ernest Rutherford Physics Building, Keys Auditorium (room 112)