Harold E. Taylor

Harold E. Taylor
Harold E. Taylor
	MIT; University of Iowa
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics, meteorology, astronomy
Institutions	Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

Harold E. Taylor,

Nobel laureate Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.

In his early college years, he was a notable

soccer

player.

Extra curricular activities

Taylor also chaired the local Amnesty International chapter in Atlantic County, New Jersey. Hal died in December 2001. The college has since renamed the campus observatory, which he helped facilitate in 1974, in his honor.^{[citation needed]}

Family

He is the brother of

laureate Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.^{[citation needed}

]

Honours

There is also a school scholarship in his name, the Dr. Harold E. Taylor Physics Award Endowment .[2]

The Stockton

astronomical observatory is named after him.^[3]

Amateur radio

During their youth, Joseph and Hal were enthusiasts of amateur radio. Together they erected numerous large, rotating antennas, high above the roof of their family's three-story Victorian farmhouse. Their radios were mostly built from a mixture of post-war surplus equipment and junk television sets. Later in life, Hal moved back to the family farm following the death of their father to carry on the tradition and help run the farm. He was known to be interviewed by local news stations during times of extreme weather, such as droughts.^{[citation needed]}

Athletics

Hal was one of Haverford College's greatest and most admired

All-American team in an era when there was only one such eleven, covering all colleges in the country.^{[citation needed}

]

References

^ Stockton State College’s energy house Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, Harold E. Taylor, The Physics Teacher -- October 1976 -- Volume 14, Issue 7, pp. 446. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
^ The Richard Stockton College Foundation - Upperclass and Transfer Scholarships. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
^ Harold E. Taylor Observatory, Stockton University. Retrieved 18 January 2011.

[1] Stockton State College’s energy house Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, Harold E. Taylor, The Physics Teacher -- October 1976 -- Volume 14, Issue 7, pp. 446. Retrieved 18 January 2011.

[2] The Richard Stockton College Foundation - Upperclass and Transfer Scholarships. Retrieved October 4, 2009.

[3] Harold E. Taylor Observatory, Stockton University. Retrieved 18 January 2011.

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