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Rappaport, Saul A.
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Professor of Physics, Emeritus
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office:617-253-7551
sar@space.mit.edu
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Professor Rappaport joined the MIT Department of Physics as an Assistant Professor in 1969 and became a full Professor in 1981. From 1993-95, he was Head of the Astrophysics Division. He received his A.B. from Temple University (1963) and his Ph.D. from MIT in 1968.

Research Areas and Instrumentation

Supernovae, Neutron Stars & Black Holes
High Energy Astrophysics
Chandra

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