Title:

Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics

Affiliation:

University of Chicago

Chicago,Illinois  USA

Gender:

Male

Year Deceased:

1995

Award Discipline:

Physical Sciences

Award Year:

1966

Citation:

"For numerous superb contributions to stellar astronomy, physics, and applied mathematics, and for his guidance and inspiration to his many students and colleagues."

Presented by President Johnson at a White House ceremony on February 6, 1967.

Nobel Laureate:

Physics, 1983