# Frank J. Low

> Frank James Low was an American solid state physicist who became a leader in the new field of infrared astronomy, after inventing the gallium doped germanium bolometer in 1961. This detector extended the range of the observable spectrum to much longer wavelengths.

*American astronomer (1933–2009)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1933-11-23
- **Died:** 2009-06-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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