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Bengt Strömgrens life among the stars
It is fair to call the 20th century astronomy in Denmark for the 'Strömgren-century,' as two generations of Strömgren family were leading the Danish astronomy for most of the 1900s, namely Elis Strömgren and his son Bengt Strömgren.
Born under a lucky star
2009-09-05
Bengt Strömgren was born in Göteborg 1908 to the astronomer Svante Elis Strömgren and Hedvig Strömgren, a dentist. The family Strömgren soon moved to the Copenhagen University...
The interstellar glow
2009-09-04
A 1939 article by Bengt Strömgren is considered to be a pivotal turning point in our understanding of interstellar matter. It has even been called a ´a paradigm shift in astrophysics...
The Mecca of quantum physics in Copenhagen
2009-09-04
The research environment at Blegdamsvej is singled out in several places as being especially creative and stimulating for those working there - one speaks of "the creative Copenhagen" in the...
Stellar- and nuclear energy
2009-09-04
Bengt Strömgren contributed key new ideas about energy production in stellar interiors up until the start of the Second World War. He was called the ace of the conference at a special meeting in...
The birth of Strömgren-photometry and atmosphere models
2009-09-04
Early in his career, Bengt Strömgren laid out a large and ambitious program for the investigation of stars in the Milky Way and he was called embodiment of the development of...
A universe of hydrogen
2009-09-04
His theory about the abundance of hydrogen of the stars was Bengt Strömgren's international breakthrough. An article by Bengt meant international recognition and he was soon...
A Danish internationalist
2009-09-02
Bengt Strömgren inherited his father's international vision and worked for many years in a number of international organisations. He overtook Einstein's office at Princeton, where he...
Simon Olling Rebsdorf is the author of several textbooks, and published in 2005 his PhD thesis, a biography of the scientist-astronomer Bengt Strömgren. He has an MSc in physics, PhD in science studies, a journalist from DJH and professionals working in science communication.