callings of the archive
Astrophysicist Biographies
Every archived life recorded as astrophysicist, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Contemporary era
Stephen Hawking
January 8, 1942 – March 14, 2018
Cosmologist who mapped black holes from a wheelchair
Modern era
Edwin Hubble
November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953
American astronomer (1889–1953)
Modern era
Carl Sagan
November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996
American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996)
Contemporary era
Neil deGrasse Tyson
b. October 5, 1958
American astrophysicist and science communicator
Modern era
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
October 19, 1910 – August 21, 1995
Indian-American astrophysicist
Modern era
Annie Jump Cannon
December 11, 1863 – April 13, 1941
American astronomer (1863-1941)
Contemporary era
Sally Ride
May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012
American astronaut and physicist (1951–2012)
Modern era
K. S. Krishnan
December 4, 1898 – June 14, 1961
Indian physicist (1898-1961)
Modern era
Meghnad Saha
October 6, 1893 – February 16, 1956
Bengali astrophysicist (1893–1956)
Modern era
Vainu Bappu
August 10, 1927 – August 19, 1982
Indian astronomer (1927-1982)
Modern era
Arthur Eddington
December 28, 1882 – November 22, 1944
British astrophysicist (1882-1944)
Modern era
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
b. July 15, 1943
British astrophysicist (born 1943)
Modern era
Frank Drake
May 28, 1930 – September 2, 2022
American astronomer and astrophysicist (1930–2022)