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Brokedownclimber

Trad climber

Douglas, WY

Apr 25, 2015 - 07:25am PT

I'm bumping this 'cause...it needs to be bumped.

Astronomy was my first career choice but was talked out of it by a High School counsellor. I had several unhappy years at the start in Aerospace Engineering, and switched to Chemistry after 3 years in the military.

pyro

Big Wall climber

Calabasas

Aug 23, 2015 - 09:38pm PT

Stardust

pyro

Big Wall climber

Calabasas

Aug 23, 2015 - 09:40pm PT

The best of all astronomy pics!

ms55401

Trad climber

minneapolis, mn

Aug 23, 2015 - 11:17pm PT

those pics ^^^ f'real?

Nick Danger

Ice climber

Arvada, CO

May 8, 2017 - 12:58pm PT

What a wonderful thread about an amazing scientist, climber, and all around gentleman. Thank you, Lyman Spitzer, for all you gave to the world. And a special thanks to Rich for originally posting his story here. Existence is such a gas I can hardly stand it sometimes. Every time I see a Hubble photo I am reminded of just what wonderful things we humans are actually capable. Thanks again.

rgold

Trad climber

Poughkeepsie, NY

Topic Author's Reply - May 8, 2017 - 01:07pm PT

Glad to see this bubble up from the depths. Lyman surely deserves the attention.

Ed Hartouni

Trad climber

Livermore, CA

May 8, 2017 - 08:40pm PT

already referenced is the wikipedia entry:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyman_Spitzer

but see also:

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/postsecondary/features/F_Lyman_Spitzer.html

http://www.nap.edu/read/12562/chapter/17#364

I refer to his 1956 book Physics of Fully Ionized Gases frequently these days as I learn about that physics, which concerns my current research. I'm sure there are more modern books, but there is an elegant simplicity (though dense) in Spitzer's treatise, and some of it is still used, amazingly, after 60 years.

I never got to meet him as my youth had me in some other domains of physics.