The Muleskinner and the Stars
The Life and Times of Milton La Salle Humason, Astronomer
(Sprache: Englisch)
This is the inside story of astronomer Milton L. Humason's forty-year career developing our understanding of stellar and universal evolution and building the analytical basis for the work of such notables as Merrill, Adams, Joy, Seares, Zwicky and of...
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This is the inside story of astronomer Milton L. Humason's forty-year career developing our understanding of stellar and universal evolution and building the analytical basis for the work of such notables as Merrill, Adams, Joy, Seares, Zwicky and of course, Hubble. From a beginning as an untaught mule driver, Humason went on to play a key role in the development of astrophysical cosmology at a Mount Wilson Observatory. A renaissance man for the ages, Humason's story remind us that passion and pursuit may find us at any moment.
Through the first six decades of the 20th century, no one had a greater romance with Mount Wilson than Milton Humason. He arrived in Colorado in the summer of 1903 for summer camp at the age of 14. After a short time working as a ranch hand in La Verne, he took the position of a janitor at the Mount Wilson Observatory. From that job came the volunteer opportunity of a night assistant. He quickly became a favorite of the director, George Ellery Hale, who made him a Mount Wilson staff member. For Humason, who did not have a PhD or even a high school diploma, this was the break of his lifetime. During his time at the observatory, he made many observational discoveries and obtained photographs and tricky spectrograms of faint galaxies. His work had a major impact in the field, which included assisting in the formulation of Hubble's Law.
Humason's saga is the tale of one of the most dynamic characters in science in the first half of the 20th century. It is the tale of how an uneducated, streetwise, moon shining, roguish, humble and thoroughly down to Earth cowboy turned orange rancher named Milton Humason rose by sheer chance, innate ability and incredible will to become the leading deep space observer of his day; one who saw farther into the universe than anyone before him.
Through the first six decades of the 20th century, no one had a greater romance with Mount Wilson than Milton Humason. He arrived in Colorado in the summer of 1903 for summer camp at the age of 14. After a short time working as a ranch hand in La Verne, he took the position of a janitor at the Mount Wilson Observatory. From that job came the volunteer opportunity of a night assistant. He quickly became a favorite of the director, George Ellery Hale, who made him a Mount Wilson staff member. For Humason, who did not have a PhD or even a high school diploma, this was the break of his lifetime. During his time at the observatory, he made many observational discoveries and obtained photographs and tricky spectrograms of faint galaxies. His work had a major impact in the field, which included assisting in the formulation of Hubble's Law.
Humason's saga is the tale of one of the most dynamic characters in science in the first half of the 20th century. It is the tale of how an uneducated, streetwise, moon shining, roguish, humble and thoroughly down to Earth cowboy turned orange rancher named Milton Humason rose by sheer chance, innate ability and incredible will to become the leading deep space observer of his day; one who saw farther into the universe than anyone before him.
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This is the story of the astronomer Milton La Salle Humason, whose career was integral to developing our understanding of stellar and universal evolution and who helped to build the analytical basis for the work of such notable astronomers and astrophysicists as Paul Merrill, Walter Adams, Alfred Joy, Frederick Seares, Fritz Zwicky, Walter Baade and Edwin Hubble. Humason's unlikely story began on the shores of the Mississippi River in Winona, Minnesota, in 1891 and led to the foot of Mount Wilson outside Los Angeles, California, twelve years later. It is there where he first attended summer camp in 1903 and was captivated by its surroundings. The mountain would become the backdrop for his life and career over the next six decades as he helped first build George Ellery Hale's observatory on the summit and then rose to become one of that institution's leading figures through the first half of the twentieth century.
The story chronicles Humason's life on Mount Wilson, from his first trip to the mountain to his days as a muleskinner, leading teams of mules hauling supplies to the summit during the construction of the observatory, and follows him through his extraordinary career in spectroscopy, working beside Edwin Hubble as the two helped to reconstruct our concept of the universe. A patient, knowledgeable and persistent observer, Humason was later awarded an honorary doctorate for his work, despite having no formal education beyond the eighth grade. His skill at the telescope is legendary. During his career he photographed the spectra of stars, galaxies and other objects many thousands of times fainter than can be seen with the naked eye and pushed the boundary of the known universe deeper into space than any before him. His work, which included assisting in the formulation of Hubble's Law of redshifts, helped to set the field of cosmology solidly on its foundation.
Milton Humason was one of the most
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charismatic characters in science during the first half of the 20th century. Uneducated, streetwise, moonshining, roguish, humble and thoroughly down to earth, he rose by sheer chance, innate ability and incredible will to become the leading deep space observer of his day. "The Renaissance man of Mount Wilson," as Harlow Shapley once referred to him, Humason's extraordinary life reminds us that passion and purpose may find us at any moment.
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Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „The Muleskinner and the Stars “
Part I: Childhood and Early Adult Life (1891-1917).- Dodge Center/Winona, Minnesota (1891-1902).- Los Angelus, CA (1902).- Mount Wilson (1903-1910).- The Valley (1911-1917).- Part II: A New Path (1918-1964).- Winning Friends and Favor (1918-1920).- Spectroscopists (1920-1928).- Edwin Hubble (1928-1931).- The Great Observatory (1930s).- Part III: A New Era (1938-1964).- The War Years (1938-1945).- Post War (1945-1957).- Post-retirement Study (1957-1964).- Epilogue (1964-1972).
Autoren-Porträt von Ronald L. Voller
Ron L. Voller is an author, illustrator, musician, singer, songwriter, historian and sculptor living in New York City. He is the author/illustrator of 'The Adventures of Jude and the Guitar of Galore' (Author House, 2006). Ron received his B.A. in music and literature from the University of Denver. He began writing seriously twelve years ago after a successful career as a musician. He has written much in almost every genre of literature and has self-published one children's book, which he also illustrated. He has recently submitted an article for publication to Astronomy magazine. Dan Lewis, Dibner Senior Curator, History of Science & Technology at Huntington Library, has referred to Ron as the "world's foremost authority on Milton Humason."
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Ronald L. Voller
- 2015, 1st ed. 2016, XLV, 196 Seiten, Masse: 16 x 24,1 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Springer, Berlin
- ISBN-10: 1493928791
- ISBN-13: 9781493928798
- Erscheinungsdatum: 30.08.2015
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
"This fascinating book charts in detail the very different path taken by one of the 20th Century's most productive scientists: Milton La Salle Humason. ... This is a splendid story, about a very 'can-do' man, a tale nicely fleshed out by snippets of history of the times - social, political, and astronomical - which give it context. ... Scattered throughout are snaps from what might be a family album, and they add nicely to this valuable history." (David Stickland, The Observatory, Vol. 136 (1252), June, 2016)"Ronald L. Voller has produced a spectacularly rich and detailed biography of Humason, something we did not have until now. ... I highly recommend this thoroughly entertaining book to anyone who loves astronomy, scientific biography, or the power of the human spirit. It is a masterfully researched and entertaining work, and you will notbe disappointed by making it a nightly companion." (David Eicher, Astronomy Magazine, Blog Dave's Universe, cs.astronomy.com, October, 2015)
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