Theaters of time and space : American planetaria, 1930-1970 / Jordan D. Marche, II.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marche, Jordan D., 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Planetariums--United States--History--20th century.

Planetariums.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Every year, millions of Americans visit planetariums and are captivated by their strikingly realistic portrayal of the night sky. Today, it is indeed difficult to imagine astronomy education without these magnificent celestial theaters. But projection planetariums, first developed in Germany, have been a part of American museum pedagogy only since the early twentieth century and were not widespread until the 1960's. In this unique social history, former planetarium director and historian of science Jordan D. Marché II offers

Contents:

Theaters of Time and Space; Part I:Origins of the Projection Planetarium; Chapter I: Zeiss Planetaria in Europe, 1923-1929; Part II: Zeiss Planetaria in America, 1930-1946; Chapter 2: Planetaria, Patrons, and Cultural Values; Chapter 3: Personnel, Training, and Careers; Chapter 4: Planetaria and Popular Audiences; Part III: The Postwar Period, 1947-1957; Chapter 5: Armand N. Spitz and Pinhole-Style Planetaria; Part IV: Planetaria in the Space Age, 1958-1970; Chapter 6:Sputnik and Federal Aid to Education; Chapter 7: New Horizons in Planetarium Utilization

Chapter 8: New Routes to Professionalization

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-253) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-46283-3

9786610462834

0-8135-3766-5

OCLC:

64187856