Whipple Retires from SAO

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Summary

Fred Lawrence Whipple, director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory from 1955 to 1973, retires in July 1973, and continues his work as Senior Research Scientist.

Subject

  • Whipple, Fred Lawrence 1906-
  • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1974, p. 19

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

July, 1973

Topic

  • Astrophysics
  • Astronomy
  • Retirement

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