In 2018, Parker attended the launch of a research probe bearing his name.
The Dean of the College of Physics at the University of Chicago, Angela Olento, said that Parker, who indicated that he died on Tuesday "He was a legendary character" in this scientific field.
The official at the university, to which the late belonged, noted that "Seeing the sun andSolar System It was way ahead of its time".
Olento was referring to his paper in 1958, which described for the first time, using advanced calculations, the phenomenon of the solar wind, which is continuous flows of particles originating from the Sun, a discovery that was initially rejected.
In 2018, Parks recounted that the first person to review his scientific article said "Well, I guess he should go to the library and dive into this topic before writing an article about it, because (his study) is nonsense.".
However, Parker’s conclusions in his study were confirmed in 1962 by direct observation of the solar wind by a NASA probe.
It has become established among scholars today that solar wind It sweeps across all the planets in the solar system, protecting them from dangerous radiation.
The late was also behind the idea "Nanofilers"which are small explosions on the sun that explain the heat of the solar corona, which is hotter than its surface itself.
Parker, who has received a number of honors, was made an honorary professor at the University of Chicago.
The probe succeeded "Parker" named after him and launched in 2018, getting close to the sun In an unprecedented manner, he transferred to researchers a large amount of data that contributed to a number of discoveries, especially about the weather. outer space.
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The late distinguished his abilities in applied mathematics, and he was considered one of the most prominent pioneers in the field of physics the sunwhich is the study of the sun and its system.
In 2018, Parker attended the launch of a research probe bearing his name.
Angela Olento, dean of the College of Physics at the University of Chicago, said that Parker, who indicated that he died on Tuesday, “was a legendary figure” in this scientific field.
The official at the university, to which the late belonged, noted that “his vision of the sun andSolar System It was way ahead of its time.”
Olento was referring to his paper in 1958, which described for the first time, using advanced calculations, the phenomenon of the solar wind, which is continuous flows of particles originating from the Sun, a discovery that was initially rejected.
Parks recounted in 2018 that the first person who reviewed his science article said, “Well, I think he should go to the library and dive into this before writing an article about it, because (his study) is nonsense.”
However, Parker’s conclusions in his study were confirmed in 1962 by direct observation of the solar wind by a NASA probe.
It has become established among scholars today that solar wind It sweeps across all the planets in the solar system, protecting them from dangerous radiation.
The late was also behind the idea of ”nanoflares”, which are small explosions on the sun that explain the heat of the solar corona, which is hotter than its surface itself.
Parker, who has received a number of honors, was made an honorary professor at the University of Chicago.
The “Parker” probe, named after him and launched in 2018, succeeded in approaching the sun In an unprecedented manner, he transferred to researchers a large amount of data that contributed to a number of discoveries, especially about the weather. outer space.