[The Chid]

I met Clyde Tombaugh in 1986 at an induction to the Space Hall of Fame in Alamogordo, NM.

Very gracious man. He sat and played with my then 2 year old son for about 10 minutes. He said he loved children, they helped keep him feeling young.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Wow that’s great! I would have loved to meet him. He lived a very long time from what I understand. You know I just remembered, after I did that report I asked my parents (more like Santa) if I could have a telescope for Christmas and they got me one although it didn’t look very far, but I could make out the craters on the moon. There’s probably a ton of kids like me that Clyde inspired

[Verginius Rufus]

I got to hear Clyde Tombaugh speak at the university where I was then teaching, a few years after 1986. Wonderful experience--he had tremendous enthusiasm for astronomical research and discovery. Finding Pluto was just one of many things he accomplished in his career.

When he first discovered Pluto in 1930, I think the media wanted to give all the credit to Percival Lowell, who had launched the search for Planet X, although Lowell had died years before and Tombaugh had improved the method of searching.