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Eugene Merle Shoemaker
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American geologist and astronomer
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Eugene Merle Shoemaker was an American astronomer and geologist who worked in the fields of geology and planetary geology. Born in Los Angeles in 1928, he was educated at Princeton University and the California Institute of Technology. He served as an employee of the United States Geological Survey and the California Institute of Technology, and also worked in Tübingen. Shoemaker was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
He received several honors, including the National Medal of Science, the Arthur L. Day Medal, the William Bowie Medal, and the G. K. Gilbert Award. His doctoral student was Schelte J. Bus. Shoemaker authored works such as "Guidebook to the geology of Meteor Crater, Arizona" and "Near Earth asteroid returned sample." He was married to Carolyn S. Shoemaker.
Shoemaker died accidentally in a traffic collision in Alice Springs on July 18, 1997. He is buried on the Moon.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1928
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Guidebook to the geology of Meteor Crater, Arizona
- Near Earth asteroid returned sample
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1937-04-06
- Active to
- 2016-04-06
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Basic local alignment search tool
· 1990 · cited 80,825x
- Common risk factors in the returns on stocks and bonds
· 1993 · cited 20,501x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,614x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,783x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,961x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1928-04-28 ) April 28, 1928, Los Angeles, California, US
- Died
- July 18, 1997 (1997-07-18) (aged 69), near Alice Springs , Australia
- Alma mater
- California Institute of Technology , Princeton University
- Known for
- Planetary science , Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9
- Spouse
- Carolyn Spellmann (m. 1951)
- Awards
- G. K. Gilbert Award (1983) , Barringer Medal (1984) , National Medal of Science (1992) , William Bowie Medal (1996) , James Craig Watson Medal (1998)
- Fields
- Planetary geology
- Institutions
- U.S. Geological Survey, California Institute of Technology
- Thesis
- Impact mechanics at Meteor Crater, Arizona. (1960)
- Doctoral advisor
- Harry Hammond Hess
- Doctoral students
- Larry Soderblom
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Eugene Merle Shoemaker (April 28, 1928 – July 18, 1997) was an American geologist. He co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with his wife Carolyn S. Shoemaker and David H. Levy. This comet hit Jupiter in July 1994: the impact was televised around the world. Shoemaker also studied terrestrial craters, such as Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona, and along with Edward Chao provided the first conclusive evidence of its origin as an impact crater. He was also the first director of the United States Geological Survey's Astrogeology Research Program.
He was killed in a car accident while visiting an impact crater site in Australia. After his death, some of his ashes were carried to the Moon with the Lunar Prospector mission.
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