Tribute to Eugene Parker, Namesake of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe

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Dr. Eugene N. Parker, visionary of heliophysics and namesake of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, passed away on March 15, 2022. He was 94.

As a young professor at the University of Chicago in the mid-1950s, Parker developed a mathematical theory that predicted the solar wind, the constant outflow of solar material from the Sun. Throughout his career, Parker revolutionized the field time and again, advancing ideas that addressed the fundamental questions about the workings of our Sun and stars throughout the universe.

More information:
• NASA Press Release
• University of Chicago Press Release

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00:00-00:12 (University of Chicago)

00:24-00:28 (University of Chicago)

00:29-00:40 (Photo credit: Emilio Segrè)

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01:41-01:50 (University of Chicago)

01:57-02:04 (University of Chicago)

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Additional footage credits:

00:00-00:12 (University of Chicago)

00:24-00:28 (University of Chicago)

00:29-00:40 (Photo credit: Emilio Segrè)

01:32-01:36 (University of Chicago)

01:41-01:50 (University of Chicago)

01:57-02:04 (University of Chicago)

02:05-02:10 (Photo credit: University of Chicago)

Eugene Parker in 2019. Credit: University of Chicago/John Zich

Eugene Parker in 2019.

Credit: University of Chicago/John Zich

Eugene Parker and Nicky Fox, Director of NASA's Heliophysics Divison, in 2019. Credit: University of Chicago/John Zich

Eugene Parker and Nicky Fox, Director of NASA's Heliophysics Divison, in 2019.

Credit: University of Chicago/John Zich

Eugene Parker and Nicky Fox, Director of NASA's Heliophysics Divison, in 2019.Credit: University of Chicago/John Zich

Eugene Parker and Nicky Fox, Director of NASA's Heliophysics Divison, in 2019.

Credit: University of Chicago/John Zich

Eugene Parker and Nicky Fox, Director of NASA's Heliophysics Divison, in 2019.Credit: University of Chicago/John Zich

Eugene Parker and Nicky Fox, Director of NASA's Heliophysics Divison, in 2019.

Credit: University of Chicago/John Zich

Eugene Parker and Nicky Fox, Director of NASA's Heliophysics Divison, in 2019.Credit: University of Chicago/John Zich

Eugene Parker and Nicky Fox, Director of NASA's Heliophysics Divison, in 2019.

Credit: University of Chicago/John Zich

Eugene Parker at a press conference on July 31, 2018.Credit: University of Chicago/Jean Lachat

Eugene Parker at a press conference on July 31, 2018.

Credit: University of Chicago/Jean Lachat

Eugene Parker at a press conference on July 31, 2018.Credit: University of Chicago/Jean Lachat

Eugene Parker at a press conference on July 31, 2018.

Credit: University of Chicago/Jean Lachat

Eugene Parker at a press conference on July 31, 2018.Credit: University of Chicago/Jean Lachat

Eugene Parker at a press conference on July 31, 2018.

Credit: University of Chicago/Jean Lachat

Eugene Parker at a press conference on July 31, 2018.Credit: University of Chicago/Jean Lachat

Eugene Parker at a press conference on July 31, 2018.

Credit: University of Chicago/Jean Lachat

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