Background
Marsden, Brian Geoffrey was born on August 5, 1937 in Cambridge, England. Son of Thomas and Eileen (West) Marsden. came to the United States, 1959.
Marsden, Brian Geoffrey was born on August 5, 1937 in Cambridge, England. Son of Thomas and Eileen (West) Marsden. came to the United States, 1959.
Bachelor, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, 1959; Master of Arts, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1965.
Research assistant, Yale University, New Haven, 1959-1965; lecturer astronomy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1966-1983; astronomer, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, 1965-1986; associate director planetary science, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, since 1987. Director Center Bureau Astronomical Telegrams, since 1968, Minor Planet Center International Astronomical Union, since 1978.
(Proceedings of an international conference, January 20-21...)
Fellow Royal Astronomical Society (Service award astronomy and geophysics 2006, space pioneer award, National Space Society, 2009). Member American Astronomical Society (chairman division on dynamical astronomy 1976-1978), International Astronomical Union (president commission 1976-1979, 2000-2003), Astronomical Society Pacific, Sigma Xi.
Married Nancy Lou Zissell, December 26, 1964. Children: Cynthia Louise, Jonathan Brian.