Cecilia Helena Payne Gaposchkin

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was a British-born American astronomer and astrophysicist. Her work on the cosmic makeup of the universe and the nature of variable stars was foundational to modern astrophysics.

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Who was born first?

• Cecilia Helena Payne Gaposchkin and Frédéric Joliot-Curie were born the same year
• Cecilia Helena Payne Gaposchkin and Dennis Gabor were born the same year
• Cecilia Helena Payne Gaposchkin and Charles Francis Richter were born the same year
• Cecilia Helena Payne Gaposchkin and Ragnar Granit were born the same year
• Cecilia Helena Payne Gaposchkin and Jan Hendrik Oort were born the same year

Timeline

1. Cecilia Helena Payne Gaposchkin (this page)May 10, 1900 – December 7, 1979
2. Charles Francis RichterApril 26, 1900 – September 30, 1985
3. Dennis GaborJune 5, 1900 – February 8, 1979
4. Frédéric Joliot-CurieMarch 19, 1900 – August 14, 1958
5. Jan Hendrik OortApril 28, 1900 – November 5, 1992
6. Ragnar GranitOctober 30, 1900 – March 12, 1991

Related

• Albert EinsteinMarch 14, 1879 – April 18, 1955
• Isaac NewtonDecember 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727
• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
• Galileo GalileiFebruary 15, 1564 – January 8, 1642
• Immanuel KantApril 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804
• René DescartesMarch 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650
• Thomas EdisonFebruary 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931
• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934