Fred Lawrence Whipple, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetFred Lawrence Whipple
American astronomer
Date of Birth: 05-Nov-1906
Place of Birth: Red Oak, Iowa, United States
Date of Death: 30-Aug-2004
Profession: astronomer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Fred Lawrence Whipple
- 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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