Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Jeffrey Hoffman Biography and Timeline

Follow Jeffrey Hoffman through 1 dated historical records for United States of America.

Jeffrey Hoffman, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1993–1993Years on this page

1993

WFPC2 Installed on Hubble

Science / Astronomy

Hoffman helps replace Hubble's original planetary camera with WFPC2, whose corrective optics compensate for the primary mirror flaw.

Records, sources and methodology

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