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PERSONAL: Born June 6, 1939, in New Kensington, PA; son of Ernest C. (an engineer) and Erdys C. (Carmichael) Hartmann; married Gayle G. Harrison (an editor).

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Author: William K. Hartmann Author Record # 3574
Legal Name: Hartmann, William Kenneth
Birthplace: New Kensington, Pennsylvania, USA
Birthdate: 6 June 1939
Language: English
Webpages:SFE, Wikipedia-EN
Used These Alternate Names:William Hartmann
Author Tags:mars (1)

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William Kenneth Hartmann

American planetary scientist (born 1939)

William Kenneth Hartmann (born June 6, 1939) is an American planetary scientist, artist, author, and writer. He was the first to convince the scientific mainstream that the Earth had once been hit by a planet sized body (Theia), creating both the Moon and the Earth's 23.5° tilt.^[1]

Early life and education

Hartmann was born in Pennsylvania in 1939.^[2] He was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) in physics from Pennsylvania State University, and both a Master of Science degree (M.S.) in geology and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in astronomy from the University of Arizona.

Career

Hartmann's career spans over 40 years, from work in the early 1960s with Gerard Kuiper on Mare Orientale, and work on the Mariner 9 Mars mapping project, to work on the Mars Global Surveyor imaging team. He is currently a senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute.

He has long been one of America's leading space artists (strongly influenced by Chesley Bonestell), and has written an

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William k hartmann biography of rory and ryan

William Kenneth Hartmann is a noted planetary scientist, author, and writer. He was the first to convince the scientific mainstream that the Earth had once been hit by a planet sized body, creating both the moon and the Earth's Born in Pennsylvania in , he received his B. His career spans over 40 years, from work in the early s with Gerard Kuiper on Mare Orientale, and work on the Mariner 9 Mars mapping project, to current work on the Mars Global Surveyor imaging team.

He is currently a senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute.

We present the first science results achieved by OSIRIS from the arrival at the comet throughout the mapping phase.

Strongly influenced by Chesley Bonestell, he has long been one of America's leading space artists, and has written and illustrated, often collaboratively with artist Ron Miller, numerous books on the history of Earth and the Solar System. His written work also includes textbooks, short fiction, and novels, the most recent being published in We're doing our best to make sure our conte