Lyman Spitzer
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Lyman Spitzer Jr. was an American theoretical physicist, astronomer and mountaineer. As a scientist, he carried out research into star formation and plasma physics and in 1946 conceived the idea of te
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Mount Thor
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Mount Thor, officially gazetted as Thor Peak, in Nunavut, Canada, is a mountain with an elevation of 1,675 m located in Auyuittuq National Park, on Baffin Island. The mountain is located 46 km northea
Lyman Spitzer
…Spitzer invented the stellarator plasma device and is the namesake of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. As a mountaineer, he made the first ascent of Mount Thor, with Donald C. Morton. Spitzer was born to a Presbyterian family in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Lyman Spitzer Sr. and Blanche Carey (née Brumback). Through…
Mount Thor seen from Akshayuk Pass
View of Mount Thor summit in 1997
Mount Thor and its steep cliff
Hiking north towards Thor Peak, July 2007