Transcription: Gerard Peter Kuiper. Kuiper was born on December 7th, 1905 and died on December 23rd, 1973. He was an all-round scientist. He organized projects, directed major institutions and built new equipment. He was born in the Netherlands, studied at the University of Leiden and then moved to the United States where he remained for the rest of his life. He worked at many institutions institutions and directed several. His discoveries include carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Mars, methane in the atmosphere of Titan, the largest satellite of Saturn, and ice in the rings of Saturn. He also discovered M ... File Comment Made in Intimate Arts