Kenneth Franklin Scientist

Kenneth Linn Franklin (March 25, 1923 – June 18, 2007) was an American astronomer and educator. Franklin was the chief scientist at the Hayden Planetarium from 1956 to 1984 and was co-credited with discovering radio waves originating on Jupiter, the first detection of signals from another planet. He was often a local and national media figure including during Apollo 11, the first manned mission to the moon, when Franklin was an on-camera astronomy expert for NBC.

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Kenneth Franklin
Birth dateMarch 25, 1923
Birth place
Alameda California
Nationality
United States
Date of deathJune 18, 2007
Known for
Hayden Planetarium
Jupiter

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Field of study
Astronomy

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