A survey of 20th century cosmology and astrophysics. Norton Press commissioned nineteen portrait drawings to illustrate brief biographical sidebars of leading figures in the field.
Rudolph Minkowski (1895-1976)
Portrait sketch commissioned by Norton Press for "The Astronomer's Universe". Exhibited at the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.Rudolph Minkowski (1895-1976)
Subrahamanyan Chandrasekar (1910- )
Portrait sketch commissioned by Norton Press for "The Astronomer's Universe". Exhibited at the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.Subrahamanyan Chandrasekar (1910- )
Walter Baade (1893-1960)
Portrait sketch commissioned by Norton Press for "The Astronomer's Universe". Exhibited at the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.Walter Baade (1893-1960)
Wolfgang Pauli (1900-1958)
Portrait sketch commissioned by Norton Press for "The Astronomer's Universe". Exhibited at the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.Wolfgang Pauli (1900-1958)
Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967)
Portrait sketch commissioned by Norton Press for "The Astronomer's Universe". Exhibited at the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967)
Martin Ryle (1918-1986)
Portrait sketch commissioned by Norton Press for "The Astronomer's Universe". Exhibited at the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.Martin Ryle (1918-1986)
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Portrait sketch commissioned by Norton Press for "The Astronomer's Universe". Exhibited at the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Alexander Alexandrovich Friedmann (1888-1925)
Portrait sketch commissioned by Norton Press for "The Astronomer's Universe". Exhibited at the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.Alexander Alexandrovich Friedmann (1888-1925)
Cecelia Payne-Gaposhkin (1900-1979)
Portrait sketch commissioned by Norton Press for "The Astronomer's Universe". Exhibited at the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.Cecelia Payne-Gaposhkin (1900-1979)
Edwin Hubble (1889-1953)
Portrait sketch commissioned by Norton Press for "The Astronomer's Universe". Exhibited at the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.Edwin Hubble (1889-1953)
Enrico Fermi (1901-1954)
Portrait sketch commissioned by Norton Press for "The Astronomer's Universe". Exhibited at the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.Enrico Fermi (1901-1954)
Fred Hoyle (1915- )
Portrait sketch commissioned by Norton Press for "The Astronomer's Universe". Exhibited at the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.Fred Hoyle (1915- )
George Ellery Hale (1868-1938)
Portrait sketch commissioned by Norton Press for "The Astronomer's Universe". Exhibited at the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.George Ellery Hale (1868-1938)
