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Transcript: Thomas gold Adrian Fields he was born on March 22nd, 1920 and he was born in Austria's capital city, Vienna. when he was born and where. when he died. birth and death date he died on June 22nd, 2004. His mom was Josefine Martin, his dad was Max Gold. early years family, middle years, job middle years He went to high school at Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz. He went to college at Trinity College and University Of Cambridge. In 1947, he got married to Merle and had three daughters. Linda, Lucy and Tanya. After he divorced her, he got married to Carvel and had one daughter, which was Lauren. He was an Astrophysicist, which means he learned about physical nature of stars and other celestial bodies. what field of science he was in. job what made him want to be an astrophysicist? He went to a boarding school in Zuoz, Switzerland, where he quickly proved to be a clever, competitive and physically and mentally aggressive individual. In college, he started studying mechanical science. After a year or so, he abandoned his study of mechanical science or physics. pictures He was famous, because his work crossed scientific and academic boundaries into astronomy, geophysics, aerospace engineering and biophysics. He got these awards, John Frederick Lewis Award, Humboldt Prize and the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society. why was he famous? why he got famous, pics and other info He contributed significant theories and conjectures on the structure of the Moon, on the effect of solar flares and storms on Earth’s atmosphere, and on the origin of the solar system and of life. some interesting info about his life: info He served as a consultant to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and in the 1960s advised on the organization’s Apollo program. In the 1970s, he began concentrating on the world’s energy supply. He generated much criticism with his theory that oil and natural gas are continually being formed through geologic processes and are not, as is commonly believed, created by decaying natural matter. pictures “Thomas Gold.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Nov. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gold. citations citations: “Thomas Gold.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Nov. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gold.