Fred L. Whipple, RIP

[Brian Tung]

Howard Lester wrote:

When Clyde Tombaugh passed a number of years ago, he had been (to me, at
least) the elder statesman of the science. Then it was Whipple.

Who is it now? Is Sandage still alive? He's not still adhering to a low
Hubble constant, is he?

Brian Tung <brian@isi.edu>
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[William C. Keel]

Brian Tung <brian@isi.edu> wrote:



Yes and yes, last I heard. It used to be said that you weren't anybody
in astronomy unless Sandage had stopped talking to you at least once
during your career. He did once say how tiring it was to give a
visitng lecture and find all the sharp young postdocs trying to
make a reputation by poking holes in something he'd done 20 years
earlier. Lonely at the top, or something.

Bill Keel

[Richard]

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 02:17:01 +0000 (UTC), brian@isi.edu (Brian Tung)
wrote:


Hey the guy lived to 97, I'm sure he contributed more than most
who have considerably shorter lifespans. One interesting thing,
people engaged in lifelong mental activities more often don't develop
dementia and remain productive all their lives compared to people who
don't have careers where you need great mental stamina.

[Mike Simmons]

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 15:14:36 +0000 (UTC), Brian Tung <brian@isi.edu> wrote:


Yes, he's still alive.
http://www.ociw.edu/research/sandage.html

Mike Simmons

[starman]

Howard Lester wrote:

Maybe he's gone to that great "dirty snowball" in the sky.


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