Martin A. Pomerantz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Martin A. Pomerantz

physicist

Date of Birth: 17-Dec-1916

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 26-Oct-2008

Profession: astronomer, physicist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Martin Arthur Pomerantz (December 17, 1916 – October 26, 2008) was an American physicist who served as Director of the Bartol Research Institute and who had been a leader in developing Antarctic astronomy.
When the astronomical observatory at the United States Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station was opened in 1995, it was named the Martin A.
Pomerantz Observatory (MAPO) in his honor.
Pomerantz published his scientific autobiography, Astronomy on Ice, in 2004.