Nancy Roman

Nancy Grace Roman was an American astronomer who made important contributions to stellar classification and stellar motions. The first female executive at NASA, Roman served as NASA's first Chief... Wikipedia

• Born:  Nancy Grace Roman, May 16, 1925, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
• Age at death:  93 years
• Died:  December 25, 2018, Germantown, Maryland, U.S.
• Fields:  Astronomy
• Institutions:  Yerkes Observatory, University of Chicago, NASA, Naval Research Laboratory
• Alma mater:  Swarthmore College, University of Chicago
• Thesis:  Ursa Major Moving Group (1949)
• Other academic advisors:  W.W. Morgan, Peter van de Kamp
• Known for:  Planning of the Hubble Space Telescope
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