Edwin E. Salpeter

Edwin Salpeter
Born(1924-12-03)3 December 1924
Vienna, Austria
Died26 November 2008(2008-11-26) (aged 83)
Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Alma mater
Known forSalpeter initial mass function, Bethe–Salpeter equation
Spouses
  • Miriam Mark (1950–2000)
  • Antonia Shouse (–2008)
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics
InstitutionsCornell University
ThesisOn the electromagnetic self-energy of the electron (1948)
Doctoral advisorRudolf Peierls
Doctoral studentsHubert Reeves

Edwin Ernest Salpeter (3 December 1924 – 26 November 2008,) was an Austrian–Australian–American astrophysicist.

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