Edward Spiegel
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Edward A. Spiegel[1] (1931 — January 2, 2020)[2] was an American professor of astronomy at Columbia University. He worked on convection theory and on the application of fluid dynamics to astrophysics.
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Edward A. Spiegel | |
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Born | March 7 1931 |
Died | (aged 88) |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Known for | Convection Theory Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematical physicist |
Institutions | Columbia University |
Thesis | The onset of thermal convection in a radiating atmosphere (1958) |
Doctoral advisor | Mahinder Singh Uberoi |
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