Jerry Nelson, Designer of the Segmented Telescope, Dies at 73

Wednesday, June 21, 2017 - 15:52 in Astronomy & Space

Mr. Nelson’s design, made decades after the size limit was thought to have been reached, allowed scientists to peer farther into the universe than ever before.

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