Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. Net Worth

Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. was born on March 29, 1941 in Philadelphia, PA. He is best known for his co-discovery with Russell Alan Hulse of a new type of pulsar, the binary pulsar PSR B1913+16, for which they were awarded the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physics. Taylor and Hulse's discovery revolutionized the field of astrophysics and provided evidence for the existence of gravitational waves.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day March 29, 1941
Birth Place Philadelphia, PA
Age 82 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Aries

💰 Net worth: $1 million (2024)

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About

The co-recipient (with Russell Alan Hulse) of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physics, he is famous for his discovery of a new variety of pulsar, a binary pulsar, which he and Hulse named PSR B1913+16.

Before Fame

After obtaining his bachelor's degree in physics from Haverford College and his doctorate in astronomy from Harvard University, he accepted a professorship at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Trivia

He taught at Princeton University from 1980 until 2006.

Family Life

The son of Quakers Joseph and Sylvia Taylor, he spent his early days in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the rest of his youth in Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey. His brother, Harold E. Taylor, also had a career as a Physicist.

Associated With

He and fellow Physicist Kenneth Wilson are both recipients of the Wolf Prize and the Nobel Prize.