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100	1		_aDeVorkin, David H., _d1944-
245	1	0	_aFred Whipple's empire : _bthe Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 1955-1973 / _cDavid H. DeVorkin.
246	3	0	_aSmithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 1955-1973
264		1	_aWashington, D.C. : _bSmithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, _c©2018.
300			_axvii, 401 pages : _billustrations ; _c26 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aA Smithsonian contribution to knowledge
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThis book explores how and why the Smithsonian Institution closed its Astrophysical Observatory in Washington, D.C. in 1955 and moved it as a budget line to Harvard first as a department of the Harvard College Observatory and then as the dominant partner. I examine the years when its founder-director, Fred Whipple, pushed the boundaries of research normally associated with an astronomical observatory to create one of the most complex scientific infrastructures for pursing both classical themes in astronomy, and themes associated as well with national service in areas far removed from the classical techniques of time and navigation. We carry the story to the point when Whipple stepped down as director in consequence of both Harvard and the Smithsonian deciding that a deep restructuring was necessary to better accommodate the survival of the institution as a true hybrid of governmental and private research activities. This is an institutional case-study that explores how changing patterns of patronage influenced disciplinary change in astronomy, and the role key personalities played in building this hybrid institution into one of the largest astronomical institutions on the planet. To my knowledge this is the first study of the effect of new funding sources created by Cold War priorities on a civilian astronomical institution, in fact on two astronomical institutions.--Provided by publisher.
600	1	0	_aWhipple, Fred L. _q(Fred Lawrence), _d1906-2004.
610	2	0	_aSmithsonian Astrophysical Observatory _xHistory.
650		0	_aAstrophysics _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aAstronomy _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aScience and state _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aCold War _xHistory.
710	2		_aSmithsonian Institution Scholarly Press,
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aDeVorkin, David H., 1944- author. _tFred Whipple's empire _dWashington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2018 _z9781944466176 _w(DLC) 2018011723
830		0	_aSmithsonian contribution to knowledge.
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