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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Science begins with the wide-eyed wonder of the nursery," J. Allen Hynek, Associate Director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, said in a letter to the Boston Herald yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tales Stimulate Kids, Hynek Letter Explains | 11/29/1957 | See Source »

This admission confirmed the judgment of J. Allen Hynek, associate director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Hynek questioned the veracity of the British announcement on Friday, stating that available evidence did not justify the prediction...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sputnik I Rocket Stays in Space; Hynek Confirmed | 11/25/1957 | See Source »

...long haul," said Astrophysicist J. Allen Hynek, director of the nation's satellite-optical-tracking program, "this country must change its way of thinking about education-clear back to the kindergarten." The big change would probably have to begin in the home. "Parents," said a group of Albuquerque science teachers, "generally fail to counsel their children on school courses, and they have a get-by philosophy of their own. The elder generation wants to work short hours, get high pay, ride in big cars and watch television." The effect on the schools, said Grayson Kirk, has been devastating. "Many...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Change the Thinking | 11/25/1957 | See Source »

...Until we have further evidence and information, we can say no more," Hynek stated. "We are awaiting information with interest, and we have not as yet alerted the Moonwatch team for a special death watch...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Observatory Director Refuses to Comment About Sputnik 'Crash' | 11/23/1957 | See Source »

...report that the period of the rocket around the earth was decreasing came from Jordell Bank, a radio telescope observatory in Cheshire, England. A cable sent to Hynek stated: "Rocket period decreasing rapidly. Expect entry (into the earth's atmosphere) within 24 hours...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Observatory Director Refuses to Comment About Sputnik 'Crash' | 11/23/1957 | See Source »

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