Howard Edwin Tatel
| Howard Edwin Tatel | |
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| Born | December 22, 1913 New York City, U.S. |
| 💀Died | November 15, 1957 (aged 43) Washington, D.C., U.S.[1]November 15, 1957 (aged 43) |
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| Known for | contributions to design of Howard E. Tatel Telescope |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Molly |
| 👶 Children | Judith, David |
Howard Edwin Tatel (December 22, 1913 – November 15, 1957) was an American geophysicist. He is known for his work in seismology and radio astronomy, and particularly for his contributions to the design of the Howard E. Tatel Telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia.
Early life and education
Howard Edwin Tatel was born on December 22, 1913 in New York City.[2] In 1935, he obtained a B.S. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2] He obtained an M.S. degree from the same institution the following year.[2] In 1939, he earned a Ph.D. at Stanford University.[2] After earning his doctoral degree, Tatel served as a research associate in nuclear physics at the University of Michigan.[2]
Career
Tatel left the University of Michigan in 1941 to work for the Carnegie Institution of Washington, assisting with the Institution's defense work for the Office of Scientific Research and Development.[2] While at the Carnegie Institution, Tatel contributed to the invention of the proximity fuse.[2][1] The Carnegie Institution's fuse research was transferred to the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in 1942, and Tatel likewise transferred to the Applied Physics Laboratory in order to continue working on the proximity fuse project under the leadership of Dr. Merle A. Tuve.[3][2] Tatel also aided in the early development phase of ramjet propulsion in 1944 and 1945.[1]
Following the war, Tatel returned to the Carnegie Institution. While there, Tatel conducted research alongside James Van Allen, using instruments attached to V-2 rockets to investigate cosmic rays in the Earth's magnetosphere.[4][5][6] In 1947, he joined the Institution's Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, once again under the leadership of Dr. Tuve, who had recently been appointed the Department's director. In 1948, Tatel became chairman of the Department's Earth Crust Section. Between 1949 and 1957, he led numerous seismologic expeditions across the Americas. Together with Tuve, Tatel pioneered the use of large-scale seismic refraction to better determine the structure of the Earth's crust and mantle. <https://igppweb.ucsd.edu/~agnew/Pubs/agnew.a66.pdf> <https://academic.oup.com/book/36287/chapter-abstract/316957940?redirectedFrom=fulltext>.
While Tatel's career primarily concerned seismology, he also made contributions to radio astronomy. In particular,
Personal life
Family
Married Molly Abramowitz in 1939.[7]
Death
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Works
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dr. Howard Tatel Dead; Noted Earth Physicist". The Evening Star. 105 (320). November 16, 1957. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "Howard Edwin Tatel Papers, 1924-1960". Carnegie Science. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ↑ "Celebrating 100 Years of Discovery at DTM: 1904 to 2004". carnegiescience.edu. June 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Cosmic Ray Belt To Aid Atom Study". N.Y. Times. September 20, 1946.
- ↑ "Powerful Cosmic Belt Floats Above Earth". 87 (263). The Rocky Mountain News. September 20, 1946.
- ↑ Fraser, Lorence W. (1985). "High Altitude Research at the Applied Physics Laboratory in the 1940s" (PDF). Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest. 6 (1): 93.
- ↑ Tatel, David S. (2024). Vision: a memoir of blindness and justice (First ed.). New York: Little, Brown and Company. p. 17. ISBN 9780316542029. Search this book on
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