Clyde Tombaugh Quotes


A person that much interested in science is going to neglect his social life somewhat, but not completely, because that isn't healthy either. So one has to work it out according to one's own inclinations, how one wants to proportion these things.


Citations

Tombaugh, Clyde. Interview. Academy of Achievement, American Academy of Achievement, 23 May 1991.

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Clyde Tombaugh
Clyde Tombaugh
  • Born: February 4, 1906
  • Died: January 17, 1997
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Astronomer

Clyde William Tombaugh /ˈtɒmbaʊ/ was an American astronomer. He discovered Pluto in 1930, the first object to be discovered in what would later be identified as the Kuiper belt. At the time of discovery, Pluto was considered a planet, but was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. Tombaugh also discovered many asteroids, and called for the serious scientific research of unidentified flying objects.