Michael W. Friedlander
Michael Wulf Friedlander | |
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| Born | November 15, 1928 |
| Died | April 29, 2021 (aged 92) St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town (MSc) University of Bristol (PhD) |
| Known for | Cosmic rays and related infrared and gamma ray astronomy |
| Spouse | Jessica Friedlander |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
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Michael Wulf Friedlander (November 15, 1928 – April 29, 2021) was a South African-born American physicist and skeptic. Friedlander was professor emeritus of physics at Washington University in St. Louis. His research involved the study of cosmic rays and gamma ray astronomy. He is the author of the book At The Fringes Of Science (1998), a scholarly study of fringe science. The book is notable for its criticism of the ideas of Immanuel Velikovsky.