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Fred Whipple has died

By Keith Cowing

NASA Watch

August 31, 2004

31 August 2004: Fred Whipple, World-renowned Harvard and Smithsonian Astronomer, Dies

“Dr. Fred Lawrence Whipple, the oldest living American astronomer and one of the last giants of 20th century astronomy, passed away yesterday at the age of 97 following a prolonged illness.

Keith Cowing

NASA Watch founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.