Joseph Hoton Taylor Jr. ( born Joseph Hooton Taylor, Jr .; born March 29, 1941 , Philadelphia , USA ) is an American physicist who won the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physics "for discovering a new type of pulsar that provided new opportunities for studying gravity," with Russell Hals .
| Joseph Hoton Taylor Jr. | |
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| English Joseph Hooton Taylor, Jr. | |
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| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | Philadelphia , USA |
| A country |  USA |
| Scientific field | physics |
| Place of work | |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Known as | K1JT |
| Awards and prizes |  Nobel Prize in Physics ( 1993 )  Wolf Prize ( physics , 1992 ) MacArthur Scholarship (1981) |
Russell Hals and Joseph Taylor made their discovery in 1974 - when they first observed the Arecibo radio telescope, they first discovered the double pulsar PSR B1913 + 16 .
In 1991, measurements of the contracting orbit of this pair of stars forming a pulsar gave confirmation of the general theory of relativity , and the possibility of radiation of gravitational waves by this system.
Member of the US National Academy of Sciences (1981) [2] and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1982). Fello American Physical Society (1985).
In 2006, an asteroid (81859) Joetaylor was named after him.
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Amateur Radio
Also Joseph Taylor is very famous in amateur radio circles. His amateur radio call sign: K1JT . [3] He is the author of the WSJT (Weak Signal communications by K1JT) program [4] , designed to increase the likelihood of establishing long - distance VHF radio communications through reflections from ionized traces of meteor showers ( MS ) or conducting amateur radio communications with reflection from the Moon ( EME ) .
Awards
- 1980 - Danny Heinemann Prize in Astrophysics [5] (first awarded)
- 1981 - MacArthur Scholarship
- 1985 - Henry Draper Medal of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA
- 1987 - Tomall Prize
- 1989 - Lecture by Karl Jansky
- 1990 - Magellanic Premium
- 1991 - Albert Einstein Medal [6] Einstein Scientific Society [7]
- 1992 - John Carty Prize of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA
- 1992 - Wolf Prize in Physics
- 1993 - Nobel Prize in Physics
- 1995 - John Scott Medal
- 1997 - Karl Schwarzschild Medal [8] of the German Astronomical Society (AG) [9]
Community and Religious Activities
In 2016, he signed a letter calling on Greenpeace , the United Nations, and governments around the world to stop fighting genetically modified organisms ( GMOs ) [10] [11] [12] .
In response to a question about his attitude to religion, J. Taylor replied: “My family and I are active members of the religious community of Friends, that is, Quakers . Religion is an important part of our lives (especially for my wife and me; to a lesser extent for our children). My wife and I often spend time with other believers in our community; it helps us better realize our attitude towards life, reminds us of what we are on earth for and what we can do for others ... We have always refused and refuse to participate in the war, but we are ready to serve our country in other ways. We believe that in every person there is something Divine, therefore human life is sacred. "In people you need to look for the depth of spiritual presence, even in those with whom you disagree." [13] .
Notes
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 1025174550 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ Joseph H. Taylor, Jr. (eng.)
- ↑ Amateur License - K1JT - TAYLOR JR, JOSEPH H
- ↑ WSJT Archived November 14, 2010 on the Wayback Machine .
- ↑ Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics Archived December 22, 2010. (eng.)
- ↑ A. Einstein Medal
- ↑ Einstein Scientific Society
- ↑ Karl Schwarzschild Medal (AG) (German)
- ↑ German Astronomical Society (German)
- ↑ 107 Nobel laureates sign letter blasting Greenpeace over GMOs
- ↑ Laureates Letter Supporting Precision Agriculture (GMOs)
- ↑ List of Nobel Laureates Signing the Letter
- ↑ Istvan Hargitai “Candid Science IV: Conversations with Famous Physicists”
Links
- 1993 Nobel Prize in Physics - Astronomers K. A. Postnov / Universe and We
- Information on the Nobel site (eng.)
- J.X. Taylor (Jr.) . "Double pulsars and relativistic gravity." Nobel Lecture // Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk , Volume 164, Issue 7, July 1994