Which Happened First?

Margaret Burbidge

Margaret Burbidge
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Eleanor Margaret Burbidge, (née Peachey; 12 August 1919 – 5 April 2020) was a British-American observational astronomer and astrophysicist. In the 1950s, she was one of the founders of stellar nucleosynthesis and was first author of the influential B2FH paper.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Donald J. CramApril 22, 1919 – June 17, 2001
  2. Joseph MurrayApril 1, 1919 – November 26, 2012
  3. Joseph WeberMay 17, 1919 – September 30, 2000
  4. Leona WoodsAugust 9, 1919 – November 10, 1986
  5. Margaret Burbidge (this page)August 12, 1919 – April 5, 2020
  6. William LipscombDecember 9, 1919 – April 14, 2011

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