fred whipple dies at 97...

[Shadowfax]

Comet research pioneer dies

Thursday, September 2, 2004 Posted: 11:57 AM EDT (1557 GMT)

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (AP) -- Fred L. Whipple, a pioneer in astronomy who proposed the "dirty snowball" theory for the substance of comets, has died. He was 97.

the end of a great man...

 

[Luis G]

97?, same age as my 'uncle-grandfather'.

 

[Gonz]

97?, same age as my 'uncle-grandfather'.

Bad choice of words. Your dads brother sired your dad with his/their mother?

 

[Luis G]

I meant my grandfather's brother.

 

[A.B.Normal]

I was trying to figure out why a Thread about the passing of the "Charmin" guy was in Science and Tech.