Background
Baker, Norman Hodgson was born on October 23, 1931 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States. Son of Norman Hodgson and Jeannette (Lieber) Baker.
Baker, Norman Hodgson was born on October 23, 1931 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States. Son of Norman Hodgson and Jeannette (Lieber) Baker.
Bachelor of Arts, University Minnesota, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1959.
Visiting fellow, Max-Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics, Munich, Germany, 1959-1961; staff scientist, Convair Science Research Laboratory, San Diego, 1961; research fellow, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, New York City, 1961-1962. 63-64; member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1962-1963; visiting lecturer astronomy, Yale, New Haven, 1963-1964; research associate physics department, New York University, 1964-1965; assistant professor department astronomy, Columbia, New York City, 1965-1967; associate professor, Columbia, 1967-1971; professor, Columbia, since 1971; department chairman, Columbia, 1972-1976.
Member American Physical Society, American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union.
Married Doris Blum Nagel, January 16, 1976.