Fred Whipple

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fred_Whipple

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:physicist gptkb:astronomer
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Bruce_Medal gptkb:Henry_Norris_Russell_Lectureship gptkb:J._Lawrence_Smith_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate	1906-11-05
gptkbp:birthName	gptkb:Fred_Lawrence_Whipple
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Red_Oak,_Iowa,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate	2004-08-30
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:deathYear	97
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	gptkb:Ernest_O._Lawrence
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:Harvard_University gptkb:Smithsonian_Astrophysical_Observatory
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	gptkb:astronomy physics
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:Whipple_shield gptkb:dirty_snowball_hypothesis comet research
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:namesakeOf	gptkb:Whipple_Observatory 1940 Whipple (asteroid)
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent	gptkb:Brian_G._Marsden
gptkbp:publishedIn	gptkb:A_Comet_Model._I._The_Acceleration_of_Comet_Encke gptkb:A_Comet_Model._II._Physical_Relations_for_Comets_and_Meteors
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Babette_Whipple gptkb:Dorothy_Woods
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:James_L._Elliot gptkb:The_Discovery_of_Cosmic_Dust
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Fred Whipple