Herbert Friedman

For the American Reform rabbi, see Herbert A. Friedman. For the American ornithologist, see Herbert Friedmann.

Herbert Friedman (June 21, 1916 – September 9, 2000) was an American physicist and astronomer who did research in X-ray astronomy.^[1] During his career Friedman published hundreds of scientific papers. One such example is "Ultraviolet and X Rays from the Sun".^[2] Friedman worked at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for the entirety of his professional career, from 1940-1980.^[3] He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1960.^[4][5] He received the Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1964.^[3][6] That same year, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society.^[7] In 1987 he was awarded the Wolf Prize in Physics “for pioneering investigations in solar X-rays”.

Herbert Friedman
Born	(1916-06-21)June 21, 1916 Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died	September 9, 2000(2000-09-09) (aged 84) Arlington County, Virginia, United States
Alma mater	Brooklyn College, Johns Hopkins University
Awards	Wolf Prize in Physics (1987)
Scientific career
Fields	X-ray astronomy
Institutions	United States Naval Research Laboratory

See also

• List of astronomers § H. Friedman