Background
Bradt, Hale Van Dorn was born on December 7, 1930 in Colfax, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Wilber Elmore and Norma (Sparlin) Bradt.
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Hale Van Dorn Bradt
Edit Profileeducator physicist x-ray astronomer
Hale Van Dorn Bradt, American Physicist, x-ray astronomer, educator. Recipient Exceptional Science achievement medal National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1978. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1952-1954. Member American Astronomical Society (secretary-treasurer high energy astrophysics division 1973-1975, chairman 1981), American Physical Society, International Astronomical Union, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961.
Career
Member department physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, since 1961; professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, since 1972; science investigator, Small Astronomy Satellite, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1975-1979; science investigator, High Energy Astronomy Observatory, 1977-1979; Rossi x-ray timing explorer, since 1995.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1952-1954. Member American Astronomical Society (secretary-treasurer high energy astrophysics division 1973-1975, chairman 1981), American Physical Society, International Astronomical Union, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Dorothy Ann Haughey, July19, 1958. Children— Elizabeth, Dorothy Annual.
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Nationality
American