Sandage, Allan Rex

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Sandage, Allan Rex (1926– ) astronomer; born in Iowa City, Iowa. An astronomer at the Carnegie Observatory (1956), he was a senior researcher scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute (1987). In 1950 he deduced the universe's age—10 billion years—and in 1960 he discovered quasars. He published The Hubble Atlas of Galaxies (1961) and compiled The Carnegie Atlas of Bright Galaxies with astronomical photographer John Bedke. In 1991, he was awarded the prestigious Crafoord Prize.

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