Maarten Schmidt
Dutch astronomer and quasars researcher
Born
December 28th, 1929
95 years ago
Died
September 17th, 2022
2 years ago — 92 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Netherlands
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Contributed significantly to the field of astronomy, especially in the study of quasars. Discovered that quasars are powered by supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies and provided evidence of their redshift being related to distance, which supported the expanding universe theory. Conducted extensive research on the nature and properties of these distant astronomical objects. Schmidt's work provided crucial insights into the early universe and how galaxies evolve over time.
Discovered the first quasar
Published influential research on quasars
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