Re: Fred L. Whipple, RIP

From: Wally Anglesea (wanglese_at_spbigpondammersarevermin.net.au)
Date: 08/31/04


Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:56:10 GMT


"Howard Lester" <heylester@dakotacom.net> wrote in message
news:4133c81e_8@corp.newsgroups.com...
> He passed away this morning at age 97. I listened to an incredible list of
> accomplishments told to me this afternoon by the public information
> officer
> at Whipple Observatory in here southern Arizona.
>
> Howard Lester
> MMT Observatory
> (part of the Whipple Observatory complex)

Whoah, that's a loss....

Just a quick reminder:

http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/space/07/04/comet.scientist/index.html



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