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Fred Lawrence Whipple | |
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 Whipple in 1975 | |
| Born | November 5, 1906 Red Oak, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | August 30, 2004 (aged 97) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Berkeley |
| Known for | Composition of comets, Whipple shield |
| Awards | President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service (1963) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Harvard College Observatory |
| 1252 Celestia | 19 February 1933 | list |
| C/1932 P1[1] | 6 August 1932 |
| 36P/Whipple | 15 October 1933 |
| C/1937 C1 | 7 February 1937 |
| C/1940 O1[2] | 8 August 1940 |
| C/1942 C1[3] | 25 January 1942 |
| C/1942 X1[4] | 8 December 1942 |
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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 more than 70 years. Among his achievements were asteroid and comet discoveries, the "dirty snowball" hypothesis of comets, and the invention of the Whipple shield.