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Edmondson, Frank K. (Frank Kelley), 1912-
Oral history interview with Frank K. Edmondson, 1996 October 30.
Frank K. Edmondson speaks of his academic roots at Seymour High School, his experiences at Indiana University, and his use and/or association with the Lowell, Harvard, Goethe Link, and Kirkwood observatories. In addition, Edmondson speaks of many of the leading figures in the field of astronomy, including Henry Norris Russell and Wilbur Cogshall, and he discusses the development and changes undergone by the Indiana University Department of Astronomy. He recalls the effects of Sputnik on this field and his involvement with associations such as the National Science Foundation, or NSF, and the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, or AURA. Finally, he recalls his experiences and interactions with many people at Indiana University including Herman B. Wells and Alfred Kinsey.
Astronomer (stellar motions, asteroids, faint stars) and administrator. On the astronomy faculty at University of Indiana from 1937, including department chair, 1944-1978, and observatory director, 1945-1978; research associate, McDonald Observatory from 1941; and vice president and president, Associated Universities for Research in Astronomy, 1957-1965.
Cogshall, Wilbur A.
Edmondson, Frank K. (Frank Kelley), 1912-
Russell, Henry Norris, 1877-1957
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
Goethe Link Observatories.
Harvard College Observatory.
Indiana University
Indiana University. Dept. of Astronomy.
Lowell Observatory
National Science Foundation (U.S.)
Sputnik satellites
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