![Princeton University on Twitter: "Lyman Spitzer *38, for whom @NASASpitzer is named, sparked the creation of @PPPLab with "Project Matterhorn" in 1951. Spitzer was also known as "the father of the space Princeton University on Twitter: "Lyman Spitzer *38, for whom @NASASpitzer is named, sparked the creation of @PPPLab with "Project Matterhorn" in 1951. Spitzer was also known as "the father of the space](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EO53rITWkAE6gYQ.jpg)
Princeton University on Twitter: "Lyman Spitzer *38, for whom @NASASpitzer is named, sparked the creation of @PPPLab with "Project Matterhorn" in 1951. Spitzer was also known as "the father of the space
![NASA History Office on Twitter: "#Remembering physicist and astronomer Lyman Spitzer, developer of the concept of a space telescope, on his #birthday https://t.co/VLnmFdGXp4" / Twitter NASA History Office on Twitter: "#Remembering physicist and astronomer Lyman Spitzer, developer of the concept of a space telescope, on his #birthday https://t.co/VLnmFdGXp4" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cl4dYKRWMAAixj1.jpg)
NASA History Office on Twitter: "#Remembering physicist and astronomer Lyman Spitzer, developer of the concept of a space telescope, on his #birthday https://t.co/VLnmFdGXp4" / Twitter
![Lyman Spitzer Canvas Print / Canvas Art by Denise Applewhite/princeton University - Fine Art America Lyman Spitzer Canvas Print / Canvas Art by Denise Applewhite/princeton University - Fine Art America](https://render.fineartamerica.com/images/rendered/default/canvas-print/6.5/8/mirror/break/images-medium-5/lyman-spitzer-denise-applewhiteprinceton-university-canvas-print.jpg)