Herbert Friedman
American astronomer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the American Reform rabbi, see Herbert A. Friedman. For the American ornithologist, see Herbert Friedmann.
Herbert Friedman (June 21, 1916 – September 9, 2000) was an American physicist and astronomer who did research in X-ray astronomy.[1] During his career Friedman published hundreds of scientific papers. One such example is "Ultraviolet and X Rays from the Sun".[2] He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1960.[3][4] He received the Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1964.[5][6] That same year, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society.[7]