Bruce C. Murray

Background

Murray, Bruce C. was born on November 30, 1931 in New York City.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953; Bachelor of Science, S.M. Entertainment, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, S.M. Entertainment, 1955.

Career

Geologist, California Company, Louisiana, 1955-1958; geodesist, Air Force Cambridge Research laboratories, Massachusetts, 1958-1960; research fellow in planetary science, California Institute Technology, 1960-1963; associate professor, California Institute Technology, 1963-1968; professor, California Institute Technology, since 1968; director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1976-1982. Co-experimenter MAriner 4 television experiment, 1965, Mariner 6 and 7, 1969, Mariner 9, 1971-1972. Leader imaging team Mariner 10, 1973-1975.

Achievements

• Bruce C. Murray has been listed as a notable Planetary scientist, educator, administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Navigating the Future

    (About the challenges we face, the possible outcomes of th...)

  • Earthlike Planets: Surfaces of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, Mars

    (An alternative view point was argued by Carl Sagan and Fr...)

  • Journey into Space: The First Three Decades of Space Exploration by Bruce C. Murray (1989-07-03)

Membership

Served with United States Air Force, 1958-1960. Fellow American Geophysical Union (associate editor Journal Geophysical Research 1965-1968, president planetology section 1974-1975), American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science (board editors Science 1970-1972, editorial advisory board Science 80 since 1980). Mem.Am. Astronomical Society.

Connections

Married; 5 children.