Edwin E. Salpeter

Edwin Salpeter
Edwin Salpeter
Born	3 December 1924; Vienna, Austria
Died	26 November 2008 (aged 83); Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Sydney (BSc); University of Birmingham (PhD);
Known for	Salpeter initial mass function, Bethe–Salpeter equation
Spouses	Miriam Mark (1950-2000); Antonia Shouse (-2008);
Children	2
	Scientific career
Fields	Astrophysics
Institutions	Cornell University
Thesis	On the electromagnetic self-energy of the electron (1948)
Doctoral advisor	Rudolf Peierls
Doctoral students	Hubert Reeves

Edwin Ernest Salpeter (3 December 1924 – 26 November 2008,) was an Austrian–Australian–American astrophysicist.

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