Fred Whipple

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Harvard-Smithsonian_Center_for_Astrophysics
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkbp:born November 5, 1906
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution Whipple's_model_of_comet_structure
gptkbp:died August 30, 2004
gptkbp:field astronomy
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy planetary science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fred Whipple
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:David_Levy
gptkbp:influencedBy Harold_D._Babcock
gptkbp:inventor Whipple_shield
gptkbp:knownFor Whipple's_comet
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Michael_E._Brown
David_J._Asher
Robert_H._Baker
gptkbp:researchContribution study of planetary atmospheres
study of the solar system
study of asteroids
study of the relationship between cometary activity and solar activity
study of cometary activity
study of cometary nuclei
study of cometary orbits
study of cosmic dust
study of interstellar objects
study of meteor showers
study of meteoroids
study of planetary rings
study of the Oort cloud
study of the activity of cometary nuclei
study of the chemical composition of comets
study of the composition of cometary nuclei
study of the composition of comets
study of the dynamics of cometary activity
study of the dynamics of cometary nuclei
study of the dynamics of comets
study of the evolution of cometary nuclei
study of the evolution of comets
study of the formation of cometary nuclei
study of the formation of the solar system
study of the history of comets
study of the light curves of comets
study of the orbits of cometary nuclei
study of the origin of comets
study of the photometry of comets
study of the physical properties of comets
study of the role of comets in the solar system
study of the solar wind
study of the spectroscopy of comets
study of the thermal properties of comets
study of the interaction of cometary nuclei with the solar wind
study of the relationship between comets and meteorites
study of the interaction of comets with the solar wind
study_of_the_Kuiper_belt
study_of_the_impact_of_cometary_activity_on_Earth.
study_of_the_impact_of_comets_on_Earth
gptkbp:researchFocus comets
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:spouse Margaret_Whipple
gptkbp:work gptkb:Smithsonian_Astrophysical_Observatory