Maarten Schmidt: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Dec 24, 2025
Anniversary information added. Sep 13, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Apr 05, 2024
Noted that he died on September 17, 2022. Sep 22, 2022
Invalidated site: Everyday Cosmology - Maarten Schmidt Discovers Quasars. Sep 05, 2016
Add new Web site: The Kavli Prize - Biography of Maarten Schmidt. Aug 06, 2012
Add new Web site: Everyday Cosmology - Maarten Schmidt Discovers Quasars. Aug 06, 2012
Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Biography of Maarten Schmidt. Aug 06, 2012
Add new Web site: The Bruce Medalists - Biography of Maarten Schmidt. Aug 06, 2012
Information about Schmidt's career in administration of various astronomical organizations added. Oct 23, 2009
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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