Lyman Spitzer, Jr., 82
Lyman Spitzer, Jr., 82, the astrophysicist who in 1954 first proposed placing a telescope in Earth orbit and then pushed the idea through to fruition, died at home in Princeton, N.J., on Apr. 1. As far back as 1947, Spitzer urged that science instruments of all sorts be placed in orbit. He was the...
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