Carl A. Wirtanen

Carl Alvar Wirtanen was an American astronomer and discoverer of comets and minor planets who worked at Lick Observatory. He was of Finnish ancestry.

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Who was born first?

• Carl A. Wirtanen and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar were born the same year
• Carl A. Wirtanen and William Shockley were born the same year
• Carl A. Wirtanen and Paul Flory were born the same year
• Carl A. Wirtanen and Pál Turán were born the same year
• Carl A. Wirtanen and Dorothy Vaughan were born the same year

Timeline

1. Carl A. Wirtanen (this page)November 11, 1910 – March 7, 1990
2. Dorothy VaughanSeptember 20, 1910 – November 10, 2008
3. Pál TuránAugust 18, 1910 – September 26, 1976
4. Paul FloryJune 19, 1910 – September 8, 1985
5. Subrahmanyan ChandrasekharOctober 19, 1910 – August 21, 1995
6. William ShockleyFebruary 13, 1910 – August 12, 1989

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