It was named in the honor of Friedrich Adolf Paneth ( 1887 -- 1958 ) and especially studies of meteorites .
Friedrich Adolf Paneth ( 1887 -- 1958 ) is a German chemist who made many contributions toward the discovery of the origin of the universe .
It was named in the honor of Friedrich Adolf Paneth ( 1887 -- 1958 ) , a German chemist who made many contributions toward the discovery of the origin of the universe , and especially studies of meteorites .