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.
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.