Herbert Friedman

{{Short description|American astronomer (1916–2000)}}

{{for multi|the American Reform rabbi|Herbert A. Friedman|the American ornithologist|Herbert Friedmann}}{{Infobox scientist

| name = Herbert Friedman

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|6|21}}

| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, United States

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2000|9|9|1916|6|21}}

| death_place = Arlington County, Virginia, United States

| fields = X-ray astronomy

| awards= Wolf Prize in Physics (1987)

| workplaces = United States Naval Research Laboratory

| alma_mater = Brooklyn College, Johns Hopkins University

}}

Herbert Friedman (June 21, 1916 – September 9, 2000) was an American physicist and astronomer who did research in X-ray astronomy.[https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095835780?rskey=6lZZI5&result=8 Friedman, Herbert] (1916–2000). A Dictionary of Scientists. Oxford Reference. Accessed August 9, 2021 During his career Friedman published hundreds of scientific papers. One such example is "Ultraviolet and X Rays from the Sun".{{cite journal| author= Friedman, Herbert| date=1963| title = Ultraviolet and X Rays from the Sun| url = https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.aa.01.090163.000423?journalCode=astro| journal = Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics | volume = 1| pages = 59–96| doi = 10.1146/annurev.aa.01.090163.000423| bibcode=1963ARA&A...1...59F| access-date = August 5, 2021| url-access = subscription}} Friedman worked at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) the entirety of his professional career, from 1940-1980. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1960.{{Cite web |title=Herbert Friedman |url=https://www.amacad.org/person/herbert-friedman |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=American Academy of Arts & Sciences |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Herbert Friedman |url=http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/deceased-members/55576.html |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=www.nasonline.org}} He received the Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1964.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nap.edu/read/11807/chapter/6|title=Read "Biographical Memoirs: Volume 88" at NAP.edu|via=www.nap.edu}}[https://ras.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2021-03/Eddington%20Medal_medallists.pdf Eddington Medal Winners] 1953-2021. Royal Astronomical Society. 2021. That same year, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society.{{Cite web |title=APS Member History |url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=Herbert+Friedman&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=&year-max=&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=search.amphilsoc.org}}

In 1987 he was awarded the Wolf Prize in Physics “for pioneering investigations in solar X-rays”.