Necia Apfel Explained

Necia Apfel
Birth Date:31 July 1930
Birth Name:Necia Halpern
Education:Tufts University, Northwestern University
Occupation:Astronomer, author, educator
Children:2
Spouse:Donald A. Apfel (m. 1952)

Necia Apfel (Halpern; born July 31, 1930) is an American astronomer, author and educator.

Personal life

Necia Halpern graduated magna cum laude from Tufts University and did graduate work at Radcliffe College and Northwestern University. She has lectured about astronomy to children in the Chicago area and taught courses on the teaching of astronomy at National-Louis University in Evanston, Illinois.

She married Donald A. Apfel on September 7, 1952. They had two children. He predeceased her. She lives in Highland Park, Illinois. After retiring, she was a volunteer and past President of the Friends of the Highland Park Public Library.[1] She is the author of two college textbooks on astronomy and ten books for children.[2]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Join the Friends. Highland Park Public Library. 2016-05-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20160513043257/https://www.hplibrary.org/join-friends. 2016-05-13. dead.
  2. Web site: Necia H. Apfel . March 28, 2010. .
  3. Web site: Award-winning Children Books list. March 28, 2010 . caes.uga.edu . University of Georgia: College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences .
  4. Book: Apfel, Necia H. . Stars and galaxies . 1982 . Watts . 0-531-04389-4 . New York . 8032033.

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