Robert Quimby

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Robert Quimby

Physics

#6623

World Rank

#8590

Historical Rank

#1761

USA Rank

Astronomy

#1105

World Rank

#1806

Historical Rank

#415

USA Rank

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• Physics

Robert Quimby's Degrees

• PhD Astronomy University of Texas at Austin
• Bachelors Physics University of California, Berkeley

Why Is Robert Quimby Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Robert M. Quimby is an American astronomer who received his Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to pursuing a career in astronomy, Robert Quimby was a member of the ska band 'Reel Big Fish', serving as a second trombonist. As a lead member of the Texas Supernova Search , Quimby and his team used the relatively small 18-inch ROTSE-IIIb robotic telescope on McDonald Observatory's Mount Fowlkes, along with a program he designed to track supernovae. In 2005, Quimby discovered SN 2005ap, at this writing the brightest explosion ever recorded. Quimby measured the burst at 100 billion times the luminosity of the Sun, at a distance of 4.7 billion light-years. As a comparison, this supernova occurred about 160 million years before the formation of the Earth. Quimby continues his research at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Robert Quimby?

Robert Quimby is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of California, Berkeley
• University of Texas at Austin
• California Institute of Technology