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Introducing McDonald Observatory
No full textIntroduction: Learn about McDonald Observatory, its location, what it's like to live there. See great aerial views of telescope domes, and watch Texas elementary and secondary teachers enjoy an astronomy workshop. (TRT=10:20)McDonald Observator
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McDonald Observatory: Yesterday and Today
No full textIntroduction: This brief history of McDonald Observatory narrated by StarDate's Sandy Wood covers the Observatory's founding and two current major projects: a study of dark energy and a partnership to build the world's largest telescope. (TRT=5:00)McDonald Observator
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75th Anniversary Lecture: The Frontier & McDonald Observatory
No full textIntroduction: Dr. Frank Bash, director of McDonald Observatory 1989-2003, explains how McDonald was built on the frontier, but now stands on a scientific frontier. He discusses the Observatory's contributions to solving important astronomical problems. Recorded Oct. 19, 2013. (TRT=1:00:46)McDonald Observator
Eric McDonald
No full text"NX106242 Eric McDonald 133 H. A/A Battery Mobile. [F]enton Field."NX106242 Eric McDonald. 133 Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery Mobile. [F]enton Field
There and Back piece recounting author John McDonald\u27s humorous attempt to mak
No full textThere and Back piece recounting author John McDonald\u27s humorous attempt to make his own maple syrup
There and Back piece recounting author John McDonald\u27s childhood story about t
No full textThere and Back piece recounting author John McDonald\u27s childhood story about the day his thoughts of doctors changed. While at the store, a young McDonald overhears the story of the murder at the old Tingley House - allegedly committed by Dr. Chase, a local physician
There and Back piece recounting author John McDonald\u27s first trip to Lewiston-
No full textThere and Back piece recounting author John McDonald\u27s first trip to Lewiston-Auburn. Driving a 1953 two-tone Chevy Powerglide, McDonald and his cousin visited the twin cities to hear John F. Kennedy speak as part of his 1960 presidential campaign against Richard M. Nixon
Oral History Interview with Ben McDonald, May 5, 2005
No full textThe National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ben McDonald. McDonald entered the University of Texas Navy ROTC program in July, 1943 and graduated and was commissioned in January, 1945. He then joined USS Wichita (CA-45) as a gunnery officer in time for the Okinawa invasion. McDonald discusses kamikazes, suicide swimmers, and going ashore on Okinawa to serve as a fire control forward observer for his ship. When the war ended, the Wichita proceeded to Nagasaki Bay. McDonald observed the damage the atomic bomb did to the city. Wichita evacuated former Allied POWs from the Nagasaki and Sasebo areas before returning to the US in early 1946. McDonald was converted to the Inactive Reserves in 1946
There and Back piece recounting author John McDonald\u27s early work experiences
No full textThere and Back piece recounting author John McDonald\u27s early work experiences mowing lawns and picking blueberries as a child in Tenants Harbor
There and Back piece by Maine author and humorist John McDonald, who delves in
No full textThere and Back piece by Maine author and humorist John McDonald, who delves into the origin (seafaring) and definition of the term Down East, or as some would have it, Downeast
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