Background
Wallerstein, George was born on January 13, 1930 in New York City. Son of Leo Wallerstein.
Astronomer university professor
Wallerstein, George was born on January 13, 1930 in New York City. Son of Leo Wallerstein.
Bachelor, Brown University, 1951. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1958.
Postdoctoral researcher California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1957-1958. From instructor to associate professor University California, Berkeley, 1958-1965. Professor astronomy University Washington, Seattle, 1965—1998, chairman astromony, 1965—1980, professor emeritus astronomy, since 1998.
Visiting member Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysicis. Visiting scientist Los Alamos National Laboratory. Board director Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, Council on Economic Priorities, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense Fund, Human Serve.
Board trustees Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 1975-1980. Lieutenant United States Navy, 1951-1953, Korea. Fellow Royal Astronomical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member International Astronomical Union, Astronomical Society Pacific, American Astronomical Society(former vice president, Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, 2002).
Married Julie Haynes Lutz, 1998.