J. Anthony Tyson
J. Anthony Tyson | |
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| Born | John Anthony Tyson 1940 (age 85–86) |
| Alma mater | Stanford University (BS) University of Wisconsin (PhD) |
| Known for | Weak gravitational lensing |
| Awards | Aaronson Memorial Prize (1969) Nature's 10 (2025) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | University of California, Davis |
| Website | tyson |
John Anthony Tyson (known also as Tony Tyson; born 1940) is an American physicist and astronomer, professor of University of California, Davis, and chief scientist of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. He pioneered the technique of weak gravitational lensing.