--- title: "3 Lyman Spitzer Quotes - Famous Astronomer" description: "American astronomer (1914–1997)... | Lyman Spitzer Jr. was an American theoretical physicist, astronomer and mountaineer. As a scientist, he carried out..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b067/author-lyman-spitzer-83066.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Lyman Spitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b067/author-lyman-spitzer-83066.jpg) # Lyman Spitzer (1914–1997) Astronomer **3** quotes in **56** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Lyman Spitzer was an astronomer. ## Quick Facts About Lyman Spitzer Born June 26, 1914 Died March 31, 1997 Profession Astronomer ## About Lyman Spitzer American astronomer (1914–1997)... \| Lyman Spitzer Jr. was an American theoretical physicist, astronomer and mountaineer. As a scientist, he carried out research into star formation and plasma physics and in 1946 conceived the idea of telescopes operating in outer space. Spitzer invented the stellarator plasma device and is the namesak ## Quotes by Lyman Spitzer > [Astronomy may be revolutionized more than any other field of science by observations from above the atmosphere. Study of the planets, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyman-spitzer/astronomy-may-be-revolutionized-more-than-any-other-field-of-science/) [Lyman Spitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyman-spitzer/) [Adventure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adventure/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/lyman-spitzer-83066_adventure_astronomy-may-be-revolutionized-more-tha_149253.png) > [The chief contribution of such a radically new and more powerful instrument would be, not to supplement our present ideas of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyman-spitzer/the-chief-contribution-of-such-a-radically-new-and-more-powerful/) [Lyman Spitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyman-spitzer/) [Chiefs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chiefs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e3/lyman-spitzer-83066_chiefs_the-chief-contribution-of-such-a-radical_640595.png) > [Our knowledge of stars and interstellar matter must be based primarily on the electromagnetic radiation which reaches us. Nature has thoughtfully provided…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyman-spitzer/our-knowledge-of-stars-and-interstellar-matter-must-be-based/) [Lyman Spitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyman-spitzer/) [Absorption](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absorption/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/700/lyman-spitzer-83066_absorption_our-knowledge-of-stars-and-interstellar_2844701.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyman-spitzer/#itemlist", "name": "Lyman Spitzer Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Astronomy may be revolutionized more than any other field of science by observations from above the atmosphere. Study of the planets, the Sun, the stars, and the rarified matter in space should all be profoundly influenced by measurements from balloons, rockets, probes and satellites. ... 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