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2 unusual facts about Helmut Landsberg


Helmut Landsberg

Among his notable honors were the William Bowie Medal of the American Geophysical Union (1978), the Outstanding Achievement in Bioclimatology Award (1983) and the Cleveland Abbey Award (1983) of the American Meteorological Society, and the National Medal of Science (1985), presented to him by US President Ronald Reagan.

Space debris

In 1946, during the Giacobinid meteor shower, Helmut Landsberg collected several small magnetic particles that apparently are unintentionally associated with the shower.



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