Joan Feynman

Joan Feynman
Born	(1927-03-31)March 31, 1927 Far Rockaway, Queens, New York City, U.S.
Died	July 22, 2020(2020-07-22) (aged 93) Ventura, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Oberlin College Syracuse University
Known for	Work on auroras, solar wind
Awards	NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal
Scientific career
Fields	Astrophysics
Institutions	National Center for Atmospheric Research, National Science Foundation, Boston College, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Doctoral advisor	Melvin Lax

Joan Feynman (March 31, 1927 – July 22, 2020) was an American astrophysicist. Her work focused on solar wind particles and fields; sun-Earth relations; and magnetospheric physics. Feynman was the younger sister of physicist Richard Feynman who, since they were children, encouraged her interest in nature.

Feynman died on July 22, 2020 in Ventura, California from heart failure at the age of 93.

References

Other websites

• "My Mother, The Scientist" Archived 2016-06-20 at the Wayback Machine Profile from Popular Science, reprinted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science

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