Eugene Parker: The first man to theorize solar wind, Eugene Parker, is dead at 94 - Interesting Engineering

Eugene Parker, heliophysicist and namesake of the NASA solar probe that touched the Sun, has passed away at 94.

Eugene Parker, the visionary astrophysicist and former professor at the University of Chicago where he revolutionized our understanding of the sun has passed away at the age of 94, NASA said in a pre… [+2064 chars]

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