George Wetherill

American physicist (1925-2006).

Born August 12th, 1925 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died July 19th, 2006 at 80 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart disease). [ref]

Occupations
astronomer, director, geologist, nuclear physicist, physicist, university teacher
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman