Cain Alexander
Young Samuel Langley
Undaunted: The Forgotten Giants of the Allegheny Observatory
“A story of ingenious minds in a little known place, whose remarkable stories of tenacity and determination in the pursuit of furthering science and technology have nearly been forgotten.”
2012
1h 2m
Director: Dan Handley
Writer: Dan Handley
Overview
This film tells the surprising story of how the Allegheny Observatory has been a world leader in the study of the stars since the 1860s. Self-educated, and often facing unrelenting hardships, the people associated with the Allegheny Observatory defied the odds to make enormous contributions to the founding of astrophysics and early aviation.
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