Asteroids named after people called Noam
馃懚 Noam as a baby name
Named in honor of Noam Izenberg (b. 1967), planetary scientist at the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University and an expert in the geologic interpretation of reflectance spectra. Izenberg played a major role during the NEAR mission to (433) Eros through accurate calibration of the Near-Infrared Spectrometer and through a careful analysis of the data returned. Name suggested and citation provided by J. Veverka.Discovered 31 May 1989 by H. E. Holt, Palomar
Noam Chomsky (b. 1928) is an American linguist and philosopher. An emeritus professor at MIT, he is the author of over 100 books, primarily on linguistics. He is also the co-creator of the universal grammar theory.Discovered 13 February 1988 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
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