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Fred Lawrence Whipple

American astronomer

1906   -   2004

country of citizenship: United States of America
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles, Occidental College
occupation: astronomer
award received: Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Library of Congress Living Legend, Bruce Medal, J. Lawrence Smith Medal, Gerard P. Kuiper Prize, Leonard Medal, Fred Whipple Award and Lecture

Fred Lawrence Whipple (November 5, 1906 – August 30, 2004) was an American astronomer, who worked at the Harvard College Observatory for more than 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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