James Cuffey
James Cuffey | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 8, 1911 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | May 30, 1999 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University, Harvard University |
| Known for | Cuffey Iris Photometer |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | astronomy |
| Institutions | Indiana University, United States Naval Academy, New Mexico State University |
| Doctoral advisor | Harlow Shapley |
James Cuffey (October 8, 1911 – May 30, 1999) was an
photoelectric photometry and held the patent on the Cuffey Iris Photometer,[1] an instrument used in stellar
photographic photometry.
Born in
U.S. Naval Academy. In 1946, he returned to Indiana University, where he became a researcher in the Indiana Asteroid Program, begun in 1949. In 1966, he joined Clyde Tombaugh in starting the astronomy program at New Mexico State University
, where he remained until he retired in 1976.
Cuffey was married to astronomer Rita Paraboschi. They had four children. Cuffey died in
2334 Cuffey is named in his honor.[2]
Notes and references
- Beebe, H.A., Obituary: James Cuffey, 1911-1999, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, vol. 32, no. 4, p. 1658-1659.
- Ken Kingery, Betting on a Sure Thing: A "Record" Ending to Indiana Asteroid Program, Indiana Alumni Magazine, v.1, no. 2, September/October 2008, Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Alumni Association, pp. 46–47.
- Space Daily, April 8, 2008.
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