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Jeffrey Hoffman Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Jeffrey Hoffman, based on 1 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

1 records1993–19931 events0 places

Chronological biography

1993

WFPC2 Installed on Hubble6 December 1993
Science / Astronomy

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

Record provenance

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