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Fritz Zwicky, the Father of Dark Matter
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Zwicky was first intrigued by cosmic rays
- Cosmic rays are rays of highly charged atoms
- Zwicky came up with the idea that stars exploded
- Introduced the term "supernova" in 1931
- Named it "supernova" to differentiate from a "nova"
Where Zwicky received his edcuation
- Earned Ph.D. in physics from Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich
- Joined California Institute of Technology in 1925
- Changed to astronomical research at Caltech
Zwicky begins discovering supernovas in the 1930s
- Convinced director of Mt. Wilson observatory to create a special telescope
- Recorded 12 supernovas in 3 years
- Noticed light was being distorted by the gravitational pull of galaxies
Introduces Dark Matter
- Looked at the Coma Galaxy in 1933
- Predicted that there was a huge amount of unseen matter
- Concluded that there was not enough matter to hold galaxies together
Where he came from
- Fritz Zwicky was born on February 14,1898 in Varna, Bulgaria
- Sent to grandparents' house
- There he was going to learn business
- Instead began learning astrophysics
First to describe a neutron star
- Star collapses in on itself creating a star with HUGE amounts of mass
- Neutron stars are also EXTREMELY dense
Fritz Zwicky, the Father of Dark Matter
Citations
Wilson, Tracy V., adn Holl Fey. "Fritz Zwicky, The Father of Dark Matter."Missed in History Class. Stuff You Missed in History Class, 10 Sept. 2014. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.
Tyson, Neil deGrasse. "Fritz Zwicky's Extraordinary Vision." Fritz Zwicky's Extraordinary Vision. Ed. Steven Soter. NEW PRESS, n.d. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.
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