Lawrence Hugh Aller (September 24, 1913 – March 16, 2003) was an American astronomer. He was born in Tacoma, Washington. He never finished high school and worked for a time as a gold miner. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1936 and went to graduate school at Harvard in 1937. There he obtained his master's degree in 1938 and his PhD in 1943. From 1943 to 1945 he worked on the Manhattan Project at the University of California Radiation Laboratory. He was an assistant professor at Indiana University from 1945 to 1948 and then an associate professor and professor at the University of Michigan until 1962. He moved to UCLA in 1962 and helped build its astronomy department. He was chair of the department from 1963 to 1968.His work concentrated on the chemical composition of stars and nebulae. He was one of the first astronomers to argue that some differences in stellar and nebular spectra were caused by differences in their chemical composition. Aller wrote a number of books, including Atoms, Stars, and Nebulae, the third edition of which was published in 1991 (ISBN 0-521-32512-9). He published 346 research papers between 1935 and 2004.
He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1961 and to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1962. He won the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship in 1992.
As of 2011, one of his three sons, Hugh Aller, was a professor and his daughter-in law, Margot Aller, a research scientist in the University of Michigan astronomy department. His granddaughter, Monique Aller, was previously a graduate student also in the University of Michigan astronomy department.
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Some of their strengths
Lawrence Hugh Aller has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Ambitious, Energetic, Intelligent, Practical, Intuitive, Compassionate, and Loyal.
Intelligent and Inquisitive
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Constant and Serious
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Active and Ambitious
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A person who is driven and organized, is wise with money, who knows how to tell a good story, likes physical activity, and who loves learning.
Altruistic and Ambitious
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Justice-seeking and Peaceful
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Lawrence Hugh Aller tends to be someone who loves peace and is ready to go to any costs to achieve it. Who has a taste for the good things in life, tends to be a good organizer, has a thirst for knowledge, and who tends to have the respect of friends and acquaintances.
Some of Lawrence Hugh Aller's challenges
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For example, Lawrence Hugh Aller can be Stubborn, Hesitant, Narcissistic, Emotional, Standoffish, Idle, and Impulsive.
Hesitant and Narcissistic
One of Lawrence Hugh Aller's key challenges is that they are someone who can be hesitant and narcissistic.
Lawrence Hugh Aller must also exercise caution as they can be short-tempered and aggressive, and can be excessive and unrealistic.
Impulsive and Aggressive
Lawrence Hugh Aller is someone who can be impulsive, aggressive, and confrontational, can have difficulty listening to others, be moody and high strung, have conflict with authority figures, be too judgmental of others, and who can be overindulgent and extravagant.
Pleasure-seeking and Indecisive
Finally, Lawrence Hugh Aller also can put others first too much, and hem-and-haw too much when making a decision.
