Walker, Arthur Bertram Cuthbert Jr.
1936-2001 · Contribution: 1980s-1990s
Solar physicist
Developed normal incidence multilayer XUV telescopes for photographing the solar corona
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1936, Cleveland, Ohio
- Active since
- 1965
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- Developing telescopes that photographed the solar corona
Impact on the world
Walker's multilayer-optics telescopes transformed solar physics, and the imaging techniques he pioneered influenced fields well beyond astronomy.
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