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Topic: First Year of Space Age Exhibition in Kansas City
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Eric Ward
Member Posts: 11
From: Kansas City, Missouri
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 07-03-2007 01:45 PM
   
The Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering and Technology in Kansas City will present an exhibition titled “The Year the Space Age Began: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Sputnik.” The exhibition opens September 6, 2007, and will run through November. It will feature the Sputnik, Explorer and Vanguard programs.Roger Easton Sr. will be the guest speaker at the opening event on September 6. Mr. Easton co-authored the Vanguard proposal and supervised the construction of the Vanguard-I satellite. He’s also considered by many to be the “Father of GPS” from his work with spacecraft tracking and timing technologies in early 1960s (and he holds the enabling patent for GPS). The exhibition and lecture are free of charge and open to the public. The library’s website is www.lindahall.org. As of now, we don’t have information on there about the exhibition, but I wanted to give the CS community a heads up. Please email me at my profile address or at warde@lindahall.org if you have any questions or would like additional information. I’ve been a long-time visitor to CS, but have rarely posted anything. In fact, it had been so long I had to re-register! Eric |
mdmyer
Member Posts: 900
From: Humboldt KS USA
Registered: Dec 2003
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posted 07-03-2007 02:08 PM
And for the amateur astronomer, or the professional, the Linda Hall Library holds one of the largest collections of astronomy publications in the country.Just go to this link and click on "star maps" for a complete listing.
http://www.lindahall.org./collections/science/astronomy.shtml The Linda Hall Library is right across the street from Royal Hall which is where the Astronomical Society of Kansas City holds their monthly meetings. Eric, I will send an e-mail through the ASKC's e-mail group to let them know about the exhibit. Mike Myer
Humboldt KS |
Eric Ward
Member Posts: 11
From: Kansas City, Missouri
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 08-02-2007 01:46 PM
I have a few more details...the opening reception will begin at 6 p.m. and Roger Easton's lecture will be at 7 p.m. I expect the lecture to last one hour. Although it's a free event, seating is limited so I encourage people to call our RSVP line to reserve a seat. The number is (816) 926-8772. As Mike mentioned, the library has one of the world's largest astronomy collections and it's worth the visit if your're in the area. Our current exhibition on display is titled "Out of This World: The Golden Age of the Celestial Atlas" that features 43 star atlases and maps from the library's rare book collection, covering the period from 1482 to 1851. Thanks,
Eric |
Richard Easton
Member Posts: 175
From: Winnetka, IL USA
Registered: Jun 2006
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posted 08-05-2007 04:14 AM
If anyone's interested in details about the invention of GPS, I wrote an article that is being published in the next issue of Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly (should be available in a week or two).
http://www.spacebusiness.com/quest/back.htm Richard Easton
(son of Roger Easton Sr.) |
Eric Ward
Member Posts: 11
From: Kansas City, Missouri
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 08-08-2007 08:05 AM
We now have information up on our website about the exhibition and Mr. Easton's lecture. http://www.lindahall.org/events_exhib/sputnik/sputnik.shtml Richard, I posted something about your father's lecture on our blog... http://linda-hall-library.blogspot.com/ Please feel free to post a comment! Although his lecture will be about Project Vanguard, I know there will be a great interest in hearing about TIMATION, GPS, etc. Eric
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Eric Ward
Member Posts: 11
From: Kansas City, Missouri
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 09-04-2007 07:42 PM
For those of you in the Kansas City area, Mr. Easton will appear on the Walt Bodine Show on the local NPR radio station this Thursday at 10 a.m. It's 89.3 and includes a call-in segment. http://www.kcur.org/waltbodine.html Also, as a reminder, the reception and lecture begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday. I hope to see you there! Eric |
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