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Clyde William Tombaugh (/ ˈ t ɒ m b aʊ /; February 4, 1906 – January 17, 1997) was an American astronomer. He discovered Pluto in 1930, the first object to be discovered in what would later be identified as the Kuiper belt .
It was at the Lowell Observatory that the dwarf planet Pluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh. The observatory was founded by astronomer Percival Lowell of Boston's Lowell family and is overseen by a sole trustee, a position historically handed down through the family. The first trustee was Lowell's third cousin Guy Lowell (1916–1927).
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Clyde Tombaugh: 24 October 1956 I discovered the planet Pluto. Philo Farnsworth: 3 July 1957 I invented electronic television when I was 14 years old. (Farnsworth's only notable television appearance) Bobby Fischer: 26 March 1958 At age 15 I became the United States chess champion. Ira Jones: 6 May 1959 I was Elvis Presley's platoon sergeant.
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