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Roger P. Vancour (February 12, 1922 – April 11, 2012) was an American physicist that worked in the Space physics Department of Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, at Hanscom Air Force Base, Bedford, Massachusetts.
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Born | Roger Paul Vancour (1922-02-12)February 12, 1922 Oxford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | April 11, 2012(2012-04-11) (aged 90) |
Nationality | American |
Education | College of the Holy Cross, B.S.,1943, Boston College, M.S., 1947, Fordham University, Ph.D.,1951 |
Occupation(s) | physicist, space physics, aerospace engineer, designer of experimental equipment for auroral studies |
Known for | Auroral Studies |
Spouse(s) | Alice Y. Trombly (1946–2012), his death |
Children | Roger P. Vancour, Jr. (b. 1952) Ronald W. Vancour (b. 1957) |
Parent(s) | Henry A. Vancour (1888–1974) Rosanna E. Fountain (1891–1972) |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1943–46 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Other work | Space Physicist, Department of Defense, Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, and Air Force Geophysics Laboratory. |
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an American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, science popularizer, and science communicator in astronomy and other natural sciences. He is best known for his contributions to the scientific research of extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by radiation. Sagan assembled the first physical messages sent
, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, science popularizer, and science communicator