Astronomy: Fritz Zwicky

Astronomy: Fritz Zwicky
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Fritz Zwicky Fritz Zwicky (; German: [ˈtsvɪki]; February 14, 1898 – February 8, 1974) was a Swiss astronomer. He worked most of his life at the California Institute of Technology in the United States of America, where he made many important contributions in theoretical and observational astronomy.

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Fritz Zwicky Fritz Zwicky (; German: [ˈtsvɪki]; February 14, 1898 – February 8, 1974) wa s a Swiss astronomer. He worked most of his life at the California Institute of Technology in the United States of America, where he made many important contributions in theoretical and observational astronomy. He was the first to propose supernovas as giant explosions at the end of a star's life, and neutron stars as the remnants left over after supernovas.

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Why Fritz Zwicky matters: The people behind the discoveries remin d us that science is a human endeavour -- driven by curiosity, persistence, and often the courage to challenge accepted ideas. In 1933, Zwicky was the first to use the virial theorem to postulate the existence of unseen dark matter, describing it as "dunkle Materie".

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Deep dive: Fritz Zwicky Fritz Zwic ky continues to be an active area of research in modern astronomy. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Zwicky (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)