Albert George Wilson

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Minor planets discovered: 5 [1]
1620 Geographos 14 September 1951 list [A]
1915 Quetzálcoatl 9 March 1953 list
1980 Tezcatlipoca 19 June 1950 list [B]
10000 Myriostos
 30 September 1951 list
(118162) 1951 SX 29 September 1951 list
Co-discovery made with:
A R. Minkowski
B Å. A. E. Wallenquist

Albert George Wilson (July 28, 1918 – August 27, 2012) was an American astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets.[2][3]

He was born in

Caltech in 1947; his thesis title was Axially Symmetric Thermal Stresses in a Semi-Infinite Solid advised by Harry Bateman
.

In 1949 he accepted a job at

McDonnell-Douglas Corporation Advanced Research Laboratories (DARL), which he held from 1966 until 1972. Wilson then became an adjunct professor at USC, teaching courses in philosophy and science until his retirement. After retiring Wilson was associated with the Institute on Man and Science and the Institute of the Future, lecturing and consulting for both groups.[2]

He discovered a number of

107P/Wilson–Harrington with Robert George Harrington. The object is also known as the minor planet 4015 Wilson–Harrington.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b Joseph S. Tenn – Sonoma State University. "Albert G. Wilson (1918 - 2012)". American Astronomical Society. Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
  3. ^ "Albert George Wilson". lowell. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
  4. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3
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