Richard S. Young (died 1996) was an American biologist.[1][2]
Life and career
editRichard Young was born in Kings Park, New York. He attended Gettysburg College and Florida State University.[3]
Young started his career as a research scientist for the Food and Drug Administration.[3]
During the 1960s and 1970s, Young was the head of life sciences exploration program of the U.S.[3] In 1979, he became vice-president of the Rockefeller University.[3]
Young died due to prostate cancer in 1996.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Rummel, John D. (February 25, 2014). "Carl Woese, Dick Young, and the roots of astrobiology". RNA Biology. 11 (3): 207–209. doi:10.4161/rna.27702. PMC 4008550. PMID 24572623.
- ^ Dick, Steven J. (July 1, 2009). "Origins and development of NASA's exobiology program, 1958–1976". Acta Astronautica. 65 (1): 1–5. Bibcode:2009AcAau..65....1D. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2009.01.058 – via ScienceDirect.
- ^ a b c d e Noble, Holcomb B. (October 15, 1996). "Richard S. Young, 69, Pioneer In the Study of Space Biology". New York Times.
- ^ "Richard Young". The Washington Post.
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