Colin Davey (Author) Colin Davey¿s life was shaped by frequent visits to the American Museum of Natural History and the Hayden Planetarium as a child. He is a scientist, software engineer, martial artist, and author of Learn Boogie Woogie Piano (Boogie Woogie Press, 1998). Thomas A. Lesser (With) Thomas A. Lesser was Scientific Assistant and Intern Astronomer (1974¿76) and Senior Lecturer (1975¿82) at the Hayden Planetarium. He has also held several positions at the American Museum of Natural History, including Manager of Development.
Colin Davey (Author) Colin Davey¿s life was shaped by frequent visits to the American Museum of Natural History and the Hayden Planetarium as a child. He is a scientist, software engineer, martial artist, and author of Learn Boogie Woogie Piano (Boogie Woogie Press, 1998). Thomas A. Lesser (With) Thomas A. Lesser was Scientific Assistant and Intern Astronomer (1974¿76) and Senior Lecturer (1975¿82) at the Hayden Planetarium. He has also held several positions at the American Museum of Natural History, including Manager of Development.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Colin Davey (Author) Colin Davey's life was shaped by frequent visits to the American Museum of Natural History and the Hayden Planetarium as a child. He is a scientist, software engineer, martial artist, and author of Learn Boogie Woogie Piano (Boogie Woogie Press, 1998). Thomas A. Lesser (With) Thomas A. Lesser was Scientific Assistant and Intern Astronomer (1974-76) and Senior Lecturer (1975-82) at the Hayden Planetarium. He has also held several positions at the American Museum of Natural History, including Manager of Development.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword vii Kermit Roosevelt III How This Book Came to Be Written xi Colin Davey Preface xv Thomas A. Lesser Introduction 1 Part I: The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way 1 Manhattan Square 13 2 The Master Plan and the Bickmore Wing 35 3 The Jesup Years (1881-1908) and the Seventy-Seventh Street Façade 43 4 Robert Peary, the Journey to the North Pole, and the Cape York Meteorites 56 5 The Osborn Years (1908-1933) 77 6 The Akeley African Hall: From the Elephant in the Room to the Seven-Hundred- Pound Gorilla 97 7 The Evolution of the Dinosaur Exhibits 110 8 The Years 1936 to 1999 125 Part II: The Heavens in the Attic 9 From the Beginning of Time to October 2, 1935 133 10 Robert Moses and the Norman Bel Geddes Report 152 11 The Golden Age of Spaceflight and the Hayden Planetarium 159 12 A Visit to the Original Hayden Planetarium 170 13 The Rose Center for Earth and Space 188 Epilogue: The Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation 197 Acknowledgments 203 Notes 207 Bibliography 245 Index 257
Foreword vii Kermit Roosevelt III How This Book Came to Be Written xi Colin Davey Preface xv Thomas A. Lesser Introduction 1 Part I: The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way 1 Manhattan Square 13 2 The Master Plan and the Bickmore Wing 35 3 The Jesup Years (1881-1908) and the Seventy-Seventh Street Façade 43 4 Robert Peary, the Journey to the North Pole, and the Cape York Meteorites 56 5 The Osborn Years (1908-1933) 77 6 The Akeley African Hall: From the Elephant in the Room to the Seven-Hundred- Pound Gorilla 97 7 The Evolution of the Dinosaur Exhibits 110 8 The Years 1936 to 1999 125 Part II: The Heavens in the Attic 9 From the Beginning of Time to October 2, 1935 133 10 Robert Moses and the Norman Bel Geddes Report 152 11 The Golden Age of Spaceflight and the Hayden Planetarium 159 12 A Visit to the Original Hayden Planetarium 170 13 The Rose Center for Earth and Space 188 Epilogue: The Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation 197 Acknowledgments 203 Notes 207 Bibliography 245 Index 257
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