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Fred Whipple deceased
Fred Whipple, of the "dirty iceball" comet theory, passed away Monday
(2004.08.30) at age 97. Whipple was also the the inventor the space debris protection system known as the Whipple Shield. He also is given credit for radar chaff. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=624&ncid=753&e=1&u=/ap/20040831/ap_on_sc/obit_whipple or http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3614064.stm /dps |
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