Nancy Roman
Nancy Grace Roman (May 16, 1925 – December 25, 2018) was an American astronomer. She was one of the first female executives at NASA. She was known to many as the "Mother of Hubble" for her role in planning the Hubble Space Telescope.[1]
Nancy Roman | |
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 Nancy Roman in 2015 | |
| Born | May 16, 1925 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | December 25, 2018 (aged 93) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College, University of Chicago |
| Known for | Planning of the Hubble Space Telescope |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Yerkes Observatory, University of Chicago, NASA, Naval Research Laboratory |
Roman died on December 25, 2018 in Washington, D.C. from a long-illness at the age of 93.[2]
References
- Harvey, Samantha. "Nancy Roman: Chief of NASA's Astronomy and Relativity Programs". NASA. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
- "Nancy Grace Roman, involved with Hubble telescope, dies". Archived from the original on 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
Other websites
- Oral History interview transcript with Nancy G. Roman 19 August 1980, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives
- Archived 2014-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
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