Alastair G. W. Cameron

Alastair G. W. Cameron
Born(1925-06-21)21 June 1925
Died3 October 2005(2005-10-03) (aged 80)
Tucson, Arizona, United States
CitizenshipCanadian, American
Alma materUniversity of Manitoba,
University of Saskatchewan
Known forr-process, stellar nucleosynthesis
AwardsPetrie Prize Lecture (1970)
Hans Bethe Prize (2006)
Scientific career
InstitutionsCaltech,
Goddard Institute for Space Studies,
Yeshiva University,
Harvard University
Doctoral advisorLeon Katz

Alastair G. W. (Graham Walter) Cameron (21 June 1925 – 3 October 2005)[1] was an American–Canadian astrophysicist and space scientist who was an eminent staff member of the Astronomy department of Harvard University. He was one of the founders of the field of nuclear astrophysics, advanced the theory that the Moon was created by the giant impact of a Mars-sized object with the early Earth, and was an early adopter of computer technology in astrophysics.

  1. ^ "Alastair G. W. Cameron, 80, Theorist on Creation of Moon, Dies". NY Times. 2005.

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