Benita Albert brings us part two of the two-part series on the career of Bob Benjamin. His career interest in astronomy began soon after graduating from Oak Ridge High School. You will find it interesting to learn that Bob was instrumental in creating a map of the Milky Way! Get ready to be amazed…
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When Bob Benjamin, a 1983 Oak Ridge High School graduate, was given an assignment in his undergraduate course in astronomy at Carleton College, he chose a research study that focused on the “galactic fountain.” It was a study that would shape his early research interests and lead him to an amazing career in astrophysics and astronomy. He describes that early work below…