1922 - 2016
Ewen Whitaker American Scientist
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Details
| First Name |
Ewen
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| Last Name |
Whitaker
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| Birthday |
22nd June, 1922
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| Birthplace |
London, England
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| Died |
11th October, 2016
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| Place of Death |
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Astronomer
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| Occupation |
Scientist
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Ewen Adair Whitaker (22 June 1922 – 11 October 2016) was a British-born astronomer who specialized in lunar studies. During World War II he was engaged in quality control for the lead sheathing of hollow cables strung under the English Channel as part of the "Pipe Line Under The Ocean" Project (PLUTO) to supply gasoline to Allied military vehicles in France. After the war, he obtained a position at the Royal Greenwich Observatory working on the UV spectra of stars, but became interested in lunar studies. As a sideline, Whitaker drew and published the first accurate chart of the South Polar area of the Moon in 1954, and served as director of the Lunar Section of the British Astronomical Association.
