Guillermo Haro Barraza was a astronomer and researcher mexican what detected numerous planetary nebulae. He was also part of a research team that discovered blazing stars in the Orion region.
Then we tell you 10 things you should know about this scientist:
1. He grew up during the Mexican Revolution Y study philosophy at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
2. He was an assistant to the National Astrophysical Observatory of Tonantzintla, where his interest in Astronomy began.
3. Study and work at the Astronomical Observatory of Harvard from 1943 to 1944.
4. He was a full-time researcher at UNAM and promoted scholarships for students highlights of the Science Faculty.
5. In collaboration with Professors Luyten and Zwicky organized the First Conference on Blue Stars which took place in Strasbourg (1964).
6. Promoted the edition of 27 books and numerous popular science brochures.
7. Posted more than 70 works on Astronomy, among them: Comet Haro-Chavira (1955) and Supernova in a spiral galaxy (1959).
8. He was one of the youngest characters to enter the National College, an institution decreed by President Manuel Ávila Camacho in 1943. In it they concentrated the most outstanding scientists, artists and writers of Mexico.
9. It was cspeaker and columnist of popular science for the newspaper Excelsior.
10. Got married with the Mexican journalist and activist Elena Poniatowska.
March 21 105 years have passed since birth of this Mexican scientist, so Google He decided honor him with the doodle on your home page.
Source: http://www.muyinteresante.com.mx/sociedad/historia/18/03/21/10-datos-del-astronomo-mexicano-al-que-google-le-dedico-un-doodl/
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