Background
Cameron, Alastair Graham Walter was born on June 21, 1925 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Alexander Thomas and Airdrie Edna (Bell) Cameron. came to the United States, 1959, naturalized, 1963.
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Alastair Graham Walter Cameron
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Bachelor of Science, University Manitoba, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University Saskatchewan, 1952; Honorary Doctor of Science, U. Saskatchewan, 1977; A.M. (honorary), Harvard University, 1973.
Career
Assistant professor physics, Iowa State College, Ames, 1952-1954; assistant, associate and senior research officer, Atomic Energy Canada, Ltd., Chalk River, Ontario, 1954-1961; senior research fellow, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1959-1960; senior scientist, Goddard Institute Space Studies, New York, 1961-1966; professor space physics, Yeshiva U., 1966-1973; professor astronomy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1973-1997; Donald H. Menzel professor astrophysics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1997. Chairman Space Science Board, 1976-1982, National Academy Sciences.
Achievements
Membership
Member NAS, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Geophysical Union (Harry H. Hess medal 1989), American Astronomical Society (Russell lecturer 1997), International Astronomical Union, Meteoritical Society (Leonard medal 1994).
Connections
Married Elizabeth Aston MacMillan, June 11, 1955.
