Aleksander Wolszczan
20th and 21st-century Polish astronomer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aleksander Wolszczan [alɛkˈsandɛr ˈvɔlʂt͡ʂan] ⓘ (born 29 April 1946) is a Polish astronomer. He is the co-discoverer of the first confirmed extrasolar planets and pulsar planets.
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Aleksander Wolszczan | |
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Born | (1946-04-29) 29 April 1946 (age 78) |
Nationality | Polish |
Alma mater | Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń |
Known for | Discovery of the first extrasolar planets and pulsar planets |
Awards | Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science (1992) Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize (1996) Order of Polonia Restituta (1997) Marian Smoluchowski Medal (2001) Bohdan Paczyński Medal (2017) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomer |
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