Charles Greeley Abbot
Charles Greeley Abbot was an American astrophysicist and the fifth secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, serving from 1928 until 1944. Abbot went from being director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, to becoming Assistant Secretary, and then Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution over the course of his career. As an astrophysicist, he researched the solar constant, research that led him to invent the solar cooker, solar boiler, solar still, and other patented solar energy inventions.
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Male
Date of Birth
May 31st, 1872
Age
152
Birth Place
United States of America, New Hampshire
Date of Death
December 17th, 1973
Died Aged
101
Star Sign
Gemini
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