# Fred Lawrence Whipple

> Fred Lawrence Whipple was an American astronomer, who worked at the Harvard College Observatory for more than 70 years. Among his achievements were asteroid and comet discoveries, the "dirty snowball" hypothesis of comets, and the invention of the Whipple shield.

*American astronomer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/fred-lawrence-whipple

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1906-11-05
- **Died:** 2004-08-30
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 52.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.6 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 20.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2687712/ (@nm2687712)

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