Nancy Roman
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 5 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 16,1925 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Nashville |
| Tennessee | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | December 25,2018 |
| Nationality | American |
| Field | Astronomy |
| Employer | NASA |
| Job | Astronomer |
| Education | Swarthmore College |
| The University of Chicago | |
| Books | Lucinda's Solution |
| Just What I Always Wanted | |
| Died | Germantown |
| Maryland | |
| United States | |
| Parents | Irwin Roman |
| Awards | NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal |
| Known for | Hubble Space Telescope |
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| ID | 457379 |
Nancy Roman Life story
Nancy Grace Roman was an American astronomer who made important contributions to stellar classification and motions. The first female executive at NASA, Roman served as NASA's first Chief of Astronomy throughout the 1960s and 1970s, establishing her as one of the "visionary founders of the US civilian space program".
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