Kenneth Franklin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American astronomer
Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1923
Place of Birth: Alameda, California, United States
Date of Death: 18-Jun-2007
Profession: astronomer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Kenneth Franklin
- Kenneth Linn Franklin (March 25, 1923 – June 18, 2007) was an American astronomer and educator.
- Franklin was the chief scientist at the Hayden Planetarium from 1956 to 1984 and was co-credited with discovering radio waves originating on Jupiter, the first detection of signals from another planet.
- He was often a local and national media figure including during Apollo 11, the first manned mission to the moon, when Franklin was an on-camera astronomy expert for NBC.
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