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E. Dorrit Hoffleit, Scientist, Dies at 100

The New York Times: E. Dorrit Hoffleit, an astronomer who studied the features of stars visible to the naked eye, edited a standard reference on them and was probably the oldest working scientist in her field, died on April 9 at her home in New Haven. She was 100.

Posted by Physics Today on April 23, 2007 10:39 AM |

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