Bowen, Ira Sprague, 1898-1973
Astronomy: my way of life, as told to Andrew Hamilton, circa 1960.
A reflection on the life and career of Ira Sprague Bowen, from the building of his first telescope as an adolescent to his retirement as director emeritus of the Mt. Wilson and Palomar Observatories in 1964. Bowen relates the influence on his life of Robert A. Millikan at the University of Chicago, and later at the California Institute of Technology; his life in Pasadena in the 1920s; his interest in spectroscopy, especially his studies of the spectra of nebulae; his part on the planning commission for the Hale Observatories and directorship of Mt. Wilson and Palomar, and the building of the 200-inch Hale telescope; and the "occupational hazards" of astronomy (cold and boredom), its utility, and its devotees.
Bowen, Ira Sprague, 1898-1973
Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953.
California Institute of Technology -- Faculty.
Hale Observatories -- Designs and plans.
Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories -- Administration.
University of Chicago.
Astronomers -- Biography.
Astronomy -- Practice.
Astronomers -- California -- Pasadena.
Nebulae -- Spectra.
Spectrum analysis.
Telescopes (Astronomy) -- Design and construction.
Spectrum analysis. phys-t
Hamilton, Andrew.
AIP-ICOS
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