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Scott Forbush was born on 10 April, 1904 in Hudson, Ohio, is an American astronomer, physicist and geophysicist (1904–1984). Discover Scott Forbush'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 79 years old?

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Age 79 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 10 April, 1904
Birthday 10 April
Birthplace Hudson, Ohio
Date of death 4 April, 1984
Died Place Charlottesville, Virginia
Nationality United States

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1904

Scott Ellsworth Forbush (April 10, 1904 – April 4, 1984) was an American astronomer, physicist and geophysicist who is recognized as having laid the observational foundations for many of the central features of solar-interplanetary-terrestrial physics, which at the time was an underdeveloped field of study.

Born in 1904 near Hudson, Ohio on a farm, Scott spent his childhood walking back and forth to a small school 2 miles away, and working on his parents’ farm.

His mother was a teacher and encouraged his curiosity and interest in learning by enrolling him in the nearby Western Reserve Academy.

1920

Scott graduated in 1920 and a year later enrolled in the Case School of Applied Science in Cleveland.

1925

In 1925 he graduated with a physics major and went on to try graduate study in physics at Ohio State University briefly, before he decided that observational geophysics was much more appealing than pure physics and began seeking employment in that field.

At a later point he resumed his formal graduate work with a fresh appreciation of its direct applicability to his area of interest.

In 1925 Scott gained his first employment by the National Bureau of Standards in Washington, D.C.

1927

Starting in September 1927, after having held his position with the National Bureau of Standards for roughly one year, he became employed by the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism (DTM) of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, which became a pivotal point for him in his professional career.

As an observer at DTM's magnetic observatory, he worked in Huancayo, Peru, in the Andes 100 miles east of Lima, before joining the staff of the famous nonmagnetic sailing ship, Carnegie, two years later.

Carnegie was a vessel built for DTM's worldwide survey of the geomagnetic field.

1929

After his ship suffered an explosion in November 1929, he returned to DTM and was reassigned to Huancayo, where he was able to publish a paper entitled Huancayo Magnetic Observatory June to September, 1930 in the Journal of Geophysical Research.

1931

In 1931 he was granted permission to finish his graduate studies in physics and mathematics at Johns Hopkins University.

1932

He became married in 1932 to Clara Lundell, concert pianist, and was widowed in 1967.

1937

In 1937 Forbush discovered the Forbush Effect: an occasional decrease in the intensity of cosmic rays as observed on Earth that is caused by the solar wind and its interaction with the magnetosphere.

1940

For 5 years, starting in 1940 Scott was forced to discontinue his research due to his contextual surroundings of World War II in progress.

Instead for this period he headed a division on mathematical analysis for the Naval Ordnance Laboratory.

His work there was important in that it contributed towards the development of degaussing techniques for ships and submarines.

He helped to guide the development of airborne magnetometers for the detection of submerged submarines.

Scott E. Forbush has published one book entitled Geomagnetism, Cosmic Radiation, and Statistical Procedures for Geophysicists (Oxford, 1940).

1951

After World War II ended and he returned to DTM he was pulled aside once again for a year due to the Korean War in 1951, where he directed a mathematical analysis division of an operations research office based at Johns Hopkins University.

1957

Scott conducted most of his research during his career at the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism (DTM) of the Carnegie Institution of Washington where he was appointed chairman of a section on theoretical geophysics in 1957.

Forbush used statistical methods in analyses of magnetic storms, solar activity, rotation of the Earth, and the rotation of the sun, and the correlation of this geophysical and solar phenomena with temporal variations of cosmic-ray intensity.

Scott Forbush in larger part of his career was employed by the Carnegie Institution of Washington in the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism in Washington D.C. In 1957 he was named chairman of a section on theoretical geophysics at DTM, and around the same time became a chairman of the Panel on Cosmic Rays of the U.S. National Committee for a year.

With these titles he helped to organize and coordinate both national and international efforts in the observation of cosmic ray intensity world-wide using neutron monitors developed by John A. Simpson.

The bulk of his research was pertaining to geophysical and solar activity, as he contributed a reliable foundation for fundamental cosmic ray effects and also made discoveries of his own.

Such effects include the 22-year cycle in the amplitude of the diurnal variation, the 11-year cyclic variation of intensity and its anticorrelation with the solar activity cycle by use of measuring sunspot numbers, worldwide impulsive decreases (which were termed Forbush decreases after himself) of intensity followed by gradual recovery, the sporadic emission of very energetic charged particles by solar flares, the absence of a detectable sidereal, diurnal variation of intensity, the diurnal variation of intensity, and the quasi-persistent 27-day variation of intensity.

He became a master of the calibration and maintenance of these meters which measured charged secondaries, and the effects of temperature and barometric pressure in relation to Earth's external magnetic field and its interaction with the overlying atmosphere.

1958

From 1958 to 1984 Scott extended his earlier seminal work on correlations between cosmic-ray intensity, geomagnetic storms and solar activity, while traveling around to lecture at international meetings and expanding his personal research to become more inclusive for collaboration with other researchers.

1967

Scott was widowed once and married twice, the first time to Clara Lundell, a concert pianist who died in 1967, and for the second time in June 1970, 14 years before his death, to Julie Daves, a science writer and watercolor artist.

1984

Scott died in 1984 in Charlottesville, Virginia, having suffered from pneumonia.

He was survived by his wife Julie and his sister Louise Boyd of Hudson, Ohio.

1993

He has a book of compilations of his papers published after his death entitled Cosmic Rays, the Sun and Geomagnetism: The Works of Scott E. Forbush by Scott E. Forbush (American Geophysical Union, June 1993).

In his time he has published many articles in journals such as the Journal of Geophysical Research and The American Physical Society.

His publications include but are not limited to: