Background
Marochnik, Leonid Samoylovich was born on March 12, 1934 in Odessa, Russia. Son of Samuil Borisovich and Lidya Ilinichna (Greentser). arrived in the United States, 1992.
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Milky Way Galaxy
(This book provides a comprehensive overview of the struct...)
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the structure and evolution of our Galaxy. It is particularly strong in its depiction of models of star formation and of spiral structure, describing and comparing at lenth various approaches, including the author's own. Both observational data and theoretical concepts are presented, offering the reader a broad perspective on the most important and current topics in galactic astronomy, such as chemical evolution, the history of star formation, collapse of the protogalaxy, starbursts and early galactic winds.
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Leonid Samoylovich Marochnik
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Master degree, Rostov (Russia) U., 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Moscow U., 1962; Doctor of Science, Leningrad (Russia) University, 1969.
Career
Researcher, Institute for Astrophysics of Tadjik Academy Sciences, Dushaube, Tadjikistan, 1960-1964; head of department of theoretical astrophysics, Institute for Astrophysics of Tadjik Academy Sciences, Dushaube, Tadjikistan, 1965-1969; chair and head astrophysics department, Rostov U., 1970-1980; chief scientist, Space Research Institute of Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, 1980-1992; staff scientist, Computer Sciences Corporation, Lanham, Maryland., since 1992.
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Milky Way Galaxy
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Milky Way Galaxy
Membership
Member International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society, European Astronomical Society, American Geophysical Union, European Geophysical Society, Astronomical Society of Russia.
Connections
Married Natalia Ptitsina, October 1957 (divorced January 1970). Married Elena Mizskaya, October 1970 (divorced December 1985). Married Natalia Nicolaevna Kostko, February 4, 1992.
1 child, Sergei; 1 stepchild, Audrey Kostko.
