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George Ellery Hale was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, physicist, and journalist. Born in Chicago in 1868 and educated at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he worked at the University of Chicago, California Institute of Technology, and Mount Wilson Observatory. He contributed to Popular Science and wrote works such as *Some recent contributions to our knowledge of the sun* and *On the probable existence of a magnetic field in sun-spots*.
Hale was a member of the Royal Society, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, French Academy of Sciences, and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He received the Copley Medal, Prix Jules Janssen, Frederic Ives Medal, and Elliott Cresson Medal, and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics. He died in Pasadena in 1938 and is buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1868
- Died
- 1938
- Works
- 46
Top works
- The George Ellery Hale papers, 1882-1937, at the Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories Library, Pasadena, California
- Some recent contributions to our knowledge of the sun
- Some opportunities for astronomical work with inexpensive apparatus
- On the probable existence of a magnetic field in sun-spots
- The national value of scientific research
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1868-06-29 ) June 29, 1868, Chicago , Illinois, US
- Died
- February 21, 1938 (1938-02-21) (aged 69), Pasadena , California, US
- Alma mater
- MIT
- Known for
- Spectroheliograph Hale's law Hale cycle
- Spouse
- Evelina Conklin Hale
- Awards
- Janssen Medal (1894) Henry Draper Medal (1904) Bruce Medal (1916) Actonian Prize (1921) Elliott Cresson Medal (1926) Copley Medal (1932)
- Fields
- Astronomy , Astrophysics
- Institutions
- University of Chicago , Carnegie Institution for Science , Caltech
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Hale
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Pasadena
- Occupation
- physicist
- Educated at
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Employer
- Mount Wilson Observatory
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- astronomy
- Image
- Portrait of George Ellery Hale.jpg
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- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- date of birth
- 1868-06-29
- date of death
- 1938-02-21
- Commons category
- George Ellery Hale
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physics
- name in native language
- George Ellery Hale
- writing language
- English language
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- place of burial
- Oak Woods Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview
George Ellery Hale (June 29, 1868 – February 21, 1938) was an American astrophysicist best known for his discovery of magnetic fields in sunspots. He was also a key figure in the planning and construction of several world-leading telescopes: the 40-inch refracting telescope at Yerkes Observatory; the 60-inch Hale and 100-inch Hooker reflecting telescopes, both at Mount Wilson Observatory; and the 200-inch Hale reflecting telescope at Palomar Observatory. He played a key role in the foundation of the International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research and the National Research Council, and in developing the California Institute of Technology into a leading research university.
Early life and education
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