Abstract is: Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker (June 24, 1929 – August 13, 2021) was an American astronomer and a co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9. She discovered 32 comets (then a record for the most by an individual) and more than 500 asteroids. Having earned degrees in history, political science, and English literature, she had little interest in science until she met and married geologist Eugene Merle Shoemaker. Her career in astronomy began when she demonstrated good stereoscopic vision, a particularly valuable quality for looking for objects in near-Earth space. Despite the fact that her degrees were not in science, having that visual ability motivated the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to hire her as a research assistant on a team led by her husband. She went on to making record-setting discoveries in the field of astronomy, as well as being awarded honorary degrees and many profession awards.
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P166 | award received | James Craig Watson Medal | Q1143433 |
NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal | Q17091138 | ||
P27 | country of citizenship | United States of America | Q30 |
P1343 | described by source | Carolyn Shoemaker, Hunter of Comets and Asteroids, Dies at 92 | Q123522084 |
P69 | educated at | California State University | Q815352 |
California State University, Chico | Q1026912 | ||
P108 | employer | California Institute of Technology | Q161562 |
P734 | family name | Shoemaker | Q19863076 |
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P101 | field of work | astronomy | Q333 |
P735 | given name | Carolyn | Q18091370 |
Carolyn | Q18091370 | ||
P1412 | languages spoken, written or signed | English | Q1860 |
P463 | member of | American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Q463303 |
P1559 | name in native language | Carolyn Spellmann Shoemaker | |
P106 | occupation | astronomer | Q11063 |
university teacher | Q1622272 | ||
P5008 | on focus list of Wikimedia project | gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia | Q60687720 |
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P26 | spouse | Eugene Merle Shoemaker | Q216874 |