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Frank Low, Pioneer of Infrared Astronomy, 1933-2009
On June 11th, Dr. Frank Low, one of the people responsible for the rise of infrared astronomy, died in Tucson. He was 75 years old.

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Infrared astronomy pioneer Frank J. Low died June 11, according to the University of Arizona, his employer since 1965. He was 75.

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On June 11, Dr. Frank Low, a pioneer of infrared astronomy, died after a long illness in Tucson, AZ.  Until the mid-60s, infrared astronomy was virtually impossible to conduct on Earth due to the absorption of infrared radiation (IR) waves by water vapour molecules in lower atmosphere.

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