Background
Heidmann, Jean was born on May 18, 1923 in Jeumont, Nord, France. Son of Leon and Marie-Paule (Denel) Heidmann.
(The immensity of the cosmos, the richness of the Universe...)
The immensity of the cosmos, the richness of the Universe, the limits of space and time: these are the themes of Cosmic Odyssey, which takes the reader on imaginary journeys through the past, present and future of our universe.
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Heidmann, Jean was born on May 18, 1923 in Jeumont, Nord, France. Son of Leon and Marie-Paule (Denel) Heidmann.
Engineer, Ecole Centrale de Paris, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1951. Doctor of Science, Paris University, 1951.
Physicist Center National Recherche Scientifique, Laboratory de Rayons Cosmiques Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, 1946-1959; astronomer, research director, Paris Observatory, Meudon, France, 1960-1972; chief astronomer, Paris Observatory, Meudon, France, 1972-1992; associate astronomer, Paris Observatory, Meudon, France, since 1992.
(The immensity of the cosmos, the richness of the Universe...)
Science interviewer Radio-France, Paris, 1986-1996. Sergeant French Army, 1944-1945. Member International Astronomical Union, International Academy Astronautics (secretary Bioastronomy Commission 1991-1997, secretary Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence committee since 1995), Societé Philomathique de Paris, l'Académie Européenne des Sciences, des Arts et des Lettres.
Married Nicole Schnerb, December 15, 1952 (divorced October 1974). Children: Thierry, Odile, Antoine. Married Marie-Ange Sevin, January 18, 1986.