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George B. Field was born on 25 October, 1929 in Providence, Rhode Island, is an American astrophysicist. Discover George B. Field's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 94 years old?

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Occupation Astrophysicist
Age 94 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 25 October 1929
Birthday 25 October
Birthplace Providence, Rhode Island
Nationality Rhode Island

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1929

George B. Field (born October 25, 1929, in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American astrophysicist.

Field was born in Providence, Rhode Island.

His father Winthrop Brooks Field and mother Pauline Woodworth Field were Harvard and Radcliffe graduates, respectively.

He became interested in astronomy at an early age, but at the urging of his father he studied chemical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Disliking engineering, he later switched to astrophysics.

After MIT, he attended the graduate school at Princeton University.

1957

When working at Princeton he had his first child, Christopher Field in 1957.

Four years following he went on to have a daughter, Natasha Field, both with former wife Sylvia Field.

1973

In 1973, he became the founding director of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, an organizational structure that unified the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (a government agency) and the Harvard College Observatory (a private institution) under a single management.

1980

In the early 1980s, Field chaired an influential National Academy of Sciences decadal study that recommended priorities for US astronomical research.

He has also worked on magnetohydrodynamics and magnetic fields in astronomy.

Among his doctoral students were Eric G. Blackman, Sean M. Carroll, Carl E. Heiles, and Christopher McKee.

1981

He remarried in 1981, to his present wife Susan.

Field worked on plasma oscillations and later became interested in cosmology.

1982

Field served as Director until 1982, when he was succeeded by Irwin I. Shapiro.