Fred Lawrence Whipple
(1906-2004)
American astronomer
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Fred Lawrence Whipple (November 5, 1906 – August 30, 2004) was an American astronomer, who worked at the Harvard College Observatory for over 70 years. Amongst his achievements were asteroid and comet discoveries, the "dirty snowball" hypothesis of comets, and the invention of the Whipple shield.
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5 November 1906 Red Oak, Iowa
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| Died |
30 August 2004 (aged 97) Cambridge, Massachusetts
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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