Robert Jastrow
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Robert Jastrow's Degrees
- PhD Physics Columbia University
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Robert Jastrow was an American astronomer and planetary physicist. He was a NASA scientist, populist author and futurist. Education Jastrow attended Townsend Harris High School. He also attended the summer program at Camp Rising Sun. He entered Columbia University for his undergraduate and graduate college, where he earned the BA, MA , and PhD degrees in physics.
Robert Jastrow's Published Works
Published Works
- Many-Body Problem with Strong Forces (1955) (723)
- Satellite Orbits. (1961) (283)
- Use of Incomplete Historical Data to Infer the Present State of the Atmosphere (1969) (230)
- Evidence for long-term brightness changes of solar-type stars (1990) (198)
- Atmospheric drag on the satellite (1957) (111)
- On the Nucleon-Nucleon Interaction (1951) (96)
- Scientific Perspectives on the Greenhouse Problem (1991) (53)
- Simulation studies related to GARP (1970) (40)
- God and the Astronomers (1978) (40)
- Strategic Defense Initiative (1986) (31)
- Enchanted Loom: The Mind in the Universe (1981) (23)
- Global warming : what does the science tell us? (1991) (23)
- Astronomy Fundamentals and Frontiers (1972) (20)
- An interim atmosphere derived from rocket and satellite data (1959) (19)
- On the Rydberg-Ritz Formula in Quantum Mechanics (1948) (18)
- The exploration of the moon. (1960) (16)
- Red giants and white dwarfs (1967) (16)
- On Charge Independence and High Energy Scattering (1950) (15)
- The Planet Venus: Information received from Mariner V and Venera 4 is compared. (1968) (15)
- How to make nuclear weapons obsolete (1985) (14)
- Upper Atmosphere Densities from Minitrack Observations on Sputnik I (1958) (13)
- Until the Sun Dies (1977) (13)
- Evidence on the climate impact of solar variations (1993) (12)
- Accuracy and Coverage of Temperature Data Derived from the IR Radiometer on the NOAA 2 Satellite (1973) (12)
- Density Determinations Based on the Explorer and Vanguard Satellites. (1958) (11)
- AN INTERPRETATION OF NUCLEAR CROSS SECTIONS FOR HIGH ENERGY NEUTRONS (1951) (11)
- Origins of Life in the Universe (2008) (10)
- CALCULATED EFFICIENCIES OF NaI CRYSTALS (1956) (9)
- Variations in the orbit of the ECHO satellite (1960) (8)
- Simulation studies and the design of the First GARP Global Experiment (1973) (8)
- $lambda$$sup 0$ PRODUCTION IN NUCLEI (1955) (8)
- Results of Experiments in Space (1961) (8)
- The Essential Darwin (1984) (7)
- The Planet Venus (1939) (7)
- The Venus Atmosphere (1969) (7)
- RADIATIVE TRANSFER IN THE ATMOSPHERES OF VENUS AND MARS (1963) (6)
- DENSITY AND TEMPERATURE OF THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE (1959) (6)
- Geophysical Effects of the Trapped Particle Layer (1960) (6)
- Origin of the solar system : proceedings of a conference held at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, January 23-24, 1962 (1963) (6)
- Outer atmospheres of the Earth and planets (1959) (6)
- Analysis of GARP data requirements (1970) (5)
- Symposium on the Exploration of Space; Introductory Remarks (1959) (5)
- The Space Program and the National Interest (1972) (5)
- The Enchanted Loom (1981) (5)
- On the Hard Sphere Model of the Nucleon (1951) (4)
- In reply: global warming report. (1990) (4)
- The 80's (1991) (4)
- Why land on the moon (1963) (3)
- Space: Highlights of Recent Research. (1964) (3)
- Note on the Low-Energy Properties of the Nucleon-Nucleon Interaction (1953) (3)
- The Planet Jupiter. (1963) (3)
- Nuclear cross sections for the scattering of neutrons and protons (1958) (3)
- The Exploration of Space (1960) (2)
- Definition of Air Space (1959) (2)
- The atmospheres of Mars, Venus and Jupiter. (1964) (2)
- Keeping cool on global warming (1992) (2)
- Red Giants and White Dwarfs; Man's Descent from the Stars. (1971) (2)
- The place of humanity in the cosmic community of intelligent beings (1997) (2)
- ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES AND THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE (1959) (2)
- Physics of the Moon (1982) (2)
- Simulated GARP studies (1970) (1)
- NASA AND THE UNIVERSITIES. PRINCIPAL ADDRESSES AT THE GENERAL SESSIONS (1962) (1)
- Making Nuclear Weapons Obsolete (1986) (1)
- PREFACE and INTRODUCTION (1963) (1)
- Book-Review - Journey to the Stars - Space Exploration - Tomorrow and Beyond (1989) (1)
- Nuclear production of heavy unstable particles (1955) (1)
- Highlights of the Planetary Sciences Program (1960) (1)
- News of Science: Scientists at Space Agency Seminar Compare Views on Composition and Origin of Van Allen Radiation Layer. (1959) (1)
- Dial a Galaxy - a Mount Wilson Program for Amateur Astronomers (1994) (1)
- Astronomy for liberal arts students (1984) (1)
- The Exploration of Space and The Exploration of the Solar System (1961) (1)
- Red giants and white dwarfs;: The evolution of stars, planets, and life (1969) (1)
- Journey to the Stars (1990) (0)
- The Venus atmosphere. Papers from the Second Arizona Conference on Planetary Atmospheres (1968 March 11_-_13), Mariner reports and selected post-conference reports. (1969) (0)
- Trends in solar variability (1990) (0)
- SDI: The Debate Continues (1986) (0)
- Book-Review - God and the Astronomers (1979) (0)
- Studies of solar type stars (1990) (0)
- General Discussion (1971) (0)
- SECOND LIGHT ON MOUNT WILSON (1994) (0)
- LOW ENERGY PROPERTIES OF PSEUDOSCALAR INTERACTION WITH HARD CORE (1952) (0)
- A discipline in which only the sky is the limit (1977) (0)
- SECTION OF PLANETARY SCIENCES: THE MAGNETOSPHERE* (1962) (0)
- The exploration of space : a Symposium on Space Physics, April 29-30, 1959 (1960) (0)
- Challenge of Space Age (1961) (0)
- New directions in space: A report on the lunar and Mars initiatives (1991) (0)
- BOOK AND FILM REVIEWS: A Nontraditional Astronomy Text: Astronomy: Fundamentals and Frontiers (1973) (0)
- Astronomy : fundamentals and frontiers / Robert Jastrow, Malcolm H. Thompson (1984) (0)
- Lunar Research Conference (1960) (0)
- Results of the space science program (1962) (0)
- Until the sun dies. [Book on origin of universe, life and intelligence on earth (1977) (0)
- Jastrow cosmos trio (1982) (0)
- Scientific Objectives of Lunar Exploration (1962) (0)
- 77. Nuclear many-body problem (1956) (0)
- Satellite Orbits (1961) (0)
- NUCLEAR CROSS SECTIONS FOR HIGH ENERGY NEUTRONS AND PROTONS (abstract) (1952) (0)
- Stars, Planets and Life: The Evolution of the Cosmos (1969) (0)
- Fall of the Sputnik I Rocket. (1958) (0)
- INTER-PLANETARY ENVIRONMENT (1962) (0)
- Primitive Earth: So Near to Hell. (1973) (0)
- Highlights of Recent Space Research (1964) (0)
- Earth and Venus - The Sister Planets (1966) (0)
- Discoveries from space exploration (1964) (0)
- Sun and water in the greenhouse (1991) (0)
- Problems in Space Exploration (1960) (0)
- SUN AND WATER IN THE GREENHOUSE. AUTHOR'S REPLY (1991) (0)
- Superspeed computers- a major tool in the space sciences (1965) (0)
- Global Warming Report (1990) (0)
- Astronomy: Fundamentals and Frontiers, 2nd edition; Concepts of Contemporary Astronomy; Principles of Astronomy: A Short Version; and The Science of Astronomy (1975) (0)
- Re-entry of the Sputnik I rocket (1959) (0)
- The enchanted loom. [Book on evolution of intelligence] (1981) (0)
- Exploring the moon. [personal historical background perspective (1981) (0)
- Lunar science prior to Apollo 11 (1969) (0)
- SDI: Subs, Space and Smuggling (1987) (0)
- Space science; a guide outlining understandings, fundamental concepts, and activities. Developed at Columbia University under the auspices of the director of the Summer Session, in cooperation with the Goddard Institute for Space Studies. (1969) (0)
- Cosmic Countdown: What Astronomers Have Learned About the Life of the Universe (1983) (0)
- Time and Talent. (1962) (0)
- Book-Received - God and the Astronomers ED.2 (1993) (0)
- Determination of Satellite Orbits from Radio Tracking Data (1959) (0)
- Density Determinations Based on the Explorer and Vanguard Satellites (1958) (0)
- Van Allen Discovery Most Important (1959) (0)
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