The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way: With a New Preface by the Author and a New Foreword by Neil Degrasse Tyson by Davey, Colin
The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way: With a New Preface by the Author and a New Foreword by Neil Degrasse Tyson by Davey, Colin

The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way: With a New Preface by the Author and a New Foreword by Neil Degrasse Tyson

Tells the story of the building of the American Museum of Natural History and Hayden Planetarium, a...
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Author: Colin Davey
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The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way: With a New Preface by the Author and a New Foreword by Neil Degrasse Tyson by Davey, Colin

The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way: With a New Preface by the Author and a New Foreword by Neil Degrasse Tyson

BD$33.02
The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way: With a New Preface by the Author and a New Foreword by Neil Degrasse Tyson by Davey, Colin

The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way: With a New Preface by the Author and a New Foreword by Neil Degrasse Tyson

BD$33.02
Author: Colin Davey
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Tells the story of the building of the American Museum of Natural History and Hayden Planetarium, a story of history, politics, science, and exploration, including the roles of American presidents, New York power brokers, museum presidents, planetarium directors, polar and African explorers, and German rocket scientists.

The American Museum of Natural History is one of New York City's most beloved institutions, and one of the largest, most celebrated museums in the world. Since 1869, generations of New Yorkers and tourists of all ages have been educated and entertained here. Located across from Central Park, the sprawling structure, spanning four city blocks, is a fascinating conglomeration of many buildings of diverse architectural styles built over a period of 150 years. The first book to tell the history of the museum from the point of view of these buildings, including the planned Gilder Center, The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way contextualizes them within New York and American history and the history of science.

Part II, "The Heavens in the Attic," is the first detailed history of the Hayden Planetarium, from the museum's earliest astronomy exhibits, to Clyde Fisher and the original planetarium, to Neil deGrasse Tyson and the Rose Center for Earth and Space, and it features a photographic tour through the original Hayden Planetarium.

Author Colin Davey spent much of his childhood literally and figuratively lost in the museum's labyrinthine hallways. The museum grew in fits and starts according to the vicissitudes of backroom deals, personal agendas, two world wars, the Great Depression, and the Cold War. Chronicling its evolution―from the selection of a desolate, rocky, hilly, swampy site, known as Manhattan Square to the present day―the book includes some of the most important and colorful characters in the city's history, including the notoriously corrupt and powerful "Boss" Tweed, "Father of New York City" Andrew Haswell Green, and twentieth-century powerbroker and master builder Robert Moses; museum presidents Morris K. Jesup, Henry Fairfield Osborn, and Ellen Futter; and American presidents, polar and African explorers, dinosaur hunters, and German rocket scientists.

Richly illustrated with period photos, The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way is based on deep archival research and interviews.

Author: Colin Davey
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Published: 11/03/2020
Pages: 278
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d
ISBN: 9780823289639

About the Author
Colin Davey (Author)
Colin Davey's life was shaped by frequent visits to the American Museum of Natural History and the Hayden Planetarium as a child. He is a scientist, software engineer, martial artist, and author of Learn Boogie Woogie Piano (Boogie Woogie Press, 1998).

Thomas A. Lesser (With)
Thomas A. Lesser was Scientific Assistant and Intern Astronomer (1974-76) and Senior Lecturer (1975-82) at the Hayden Planetarium. He has also held several positions at the American Museum of Natural History, including Manager of Development.


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