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Scarf, Frederick Leonard was born on July 25, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Louis Harris and Lena (Elkman) Scarf.
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Frederick Leonard Scarf
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Frederick Leonard Scarf, American Physicist. Recipient Exceptional Scientific Achievement medal National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1981, 86; Massachusetts Institute of Technology overseas fellow, summer 1955; National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow, 1958-1959. Fellow American Geophysical Union; member International Radio Science Union (chairman commission IV 1972-1975).
Education
AB, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1955.
Career
Research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1955-1956; assistant professor, then associate professor physics, U. Washington, Seattle, 1956-1962; manager space science department, TRW Defense and Space Systems Group, Redondo Beach, California, 1962-1988. Consultant mission planning National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Chairman panel international magnetosphere study NAS.
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Membership
Fellow American Geophysical Union. Member International Radio Science Union (chairman commission IV 1972-1975).
Connections
Married Mimi Florence Levin, August 30, 1953. Children: Elizabeth Anna, Robert Henry, Daniel Albert.
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Died
July 17, 1988 (aged 57) -
Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient Exceptional Scientific Achievement medal National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1981, 86. Massachusetts Institute of Technology overseas fellow, summer 1955. National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow, 1958-1959.Recipient Exceptional Scientific Achievement medal National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1981, 86. Massachusetts Institute of Technology overseas fellow, summer 1955. National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow, 1958-1959.