Fred Whipple 2004 Deaths
Fred Whipple
Age: 97rocket scientist whose “dirty snowball theory” suggested that comets are made of ice and rock. He invented a thin shield of metal, called the Whipple shield, to protect spacecraft from high-speed particles.
Died: Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 30, 2004| Eleanor Holm Whalen | R - Z | Reggie White |
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