Open AccessJosé Pinto Peixoto (1922–1996)
Author(s) -
Oort Abraham H.,
Saltzman Barry
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/97eo00323
Subject(s) - portuguese , library science , humanities , art , philosophy , linguistics , computer science
José Pinto Peixoto, one of the most prominent Portuguese scientists of this century, died on December 6, 1996, in Lisbon, Portugal. He was professor of physics and director of the Geophysical Institute at the University of Lisbon, and president of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, the main scientific academy in Portugal.