page_title: Gerard Kuiper
hierarchical_section_title: Gerard Kuiper
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Aankomst prof. Kuiper op Schiphol, prof. Kuiper bij de maanfotos
context_page_description: Gerard Peter Kuiper was a Dutch astronomer, planetary scientist, selenographer, author and professor. He is the eponymous namesake of the Kuiper belt.
  Kuiper is considered by many to be the father of modern planetary science. As professor at the University of Chicago, he was dissertation advisor to Carl Sagan. In 1958, the two worked on the classified military Project A119, a secret Air Force plan to detonate a nuclear warhead on the Moon.
context_section_description: Gerard Peter Kuiper (English:  /ˈkaɪpər/; [ˈkœypər]; born Gerrit Pieter Kuiper; 7 December 1905 – 23 December 1973) was a Dutch astronomer, planetary scientist, selenographer, author and professor. He is the eponymous namesake of the Kuiper belt.
  Kuiper is considered by many to be the father of modern planetary science. As professor at the University of Chicago, he was dissertation advisor to Carl Sagan. In 1958, the two worked on the classified military Project A119, a secret Air Force plan to detonate a nuclear warhead on the Moon.
caption: Gerard Kuiper in 1964
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