Merle Gold

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Merle Gold

Physics

#4345

World Rank

#5987

Historical Rank

#1467

USA Rank

Cosmology

#353

World Rank

#366

Historical Rank

#85

USA Rank

Astrophysics

#777

World Rank

#831

Historical Rank

#180

USA Rank

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• Physics

Merle Gold's Degrees

• Masters Physics University of Oxford
• Bachelors Physics University of Oxford

Why Is Merle Gold Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Merle Eleanor Gold was an American astrophysicist, best known for her study of the Sun with Nobel Laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. Early life and education Merle Gold was born on 7 March 1921 and grew up in Rochester, Minnesota to Nathaniel and Eleanor Tuberg. She graduated high school in 1939 as Valedictorian of her class. She trained as a medical secretary at Mayo Clinic for two years before undertaking her undergraduate degree at University of Chicago. After graduating, she went on to complete her PhD in astrophysics under Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar at Yerkes Observatory. Her thesis was on how absorption lines detected from the Sun vary across the solar disk.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Merle Gold?

Merle Gold is affiliated with the following schools:

• California Institute of Technology
• University of Oxford
• Princeton University
• University of Chicago