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- Title
Fritz Zwicky and the Search for Dark Matter.
- Authors
Winkler, Kurt
- Abstract
A biography of Swiss-American astronomer Fritz Zwicky is presented. He was born on February 14, 1898 in Varna, Bulgaria. He studied physics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, California. His relations with various women, including his wife Dorothy Vernon Gates, friend, Rösli Streiff, and his second wife, Margarit Zürcher, are described. His work on supernovas and dark matter is addressed. He died on February 8, 1974.
- Subjects
ZWICKY, Fritz; BIOGRAPHIES of astronomers; PHYSICISTS -- Biography; SWISS Americans; CALIFORNIA Institute of Technology; SUPERNOVAE; DARK matter
- Publication
Swiss American Historical Society Review, 2014, Vol 50, Issue 2, p23
- ISSN
0883-4814
- Publication type
Biography