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Gordon Pettengill

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American radio astronomer and planetary physicist (1926-2021)

United StatesScientistsLived 1926 to 2021 · aged 95
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Gordon Hemenway Pettengill was an American radio astronomer and planetary physicist. He was one of the first to take radar from its original military application to its use as a tool for astronomy. He was professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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1997Charles A. Whitten Medal
1995Whipple Award
1994Magellanic Premium
Guggenheim Fellowship

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About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2021 · aged 95
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7 languages

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