Eugene N. Parker, 94, Dies; Predicted the Existence of Solar Wind - The New York Times

At first, almost no one believed his findings on gigantic eruptions from the sun. Today, a NASA mission to fly through its outer atmosphere is named after him.

Dr. Parker, he said, was happy when people pointed out a mistake in his calculations but not pleased when people accepted prevalent scientific assumptions without question. He had little patience fo… [+1617 chars]

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