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Undaunted: The Forgotten Giants of the Allegheny Observatory (2012)
TV-PG
62 min | Documentary

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Undaunted: The Forgotten Giants of the Allegheny Observatory (2012)

TV-PG

62 min | Documentary

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 ...See moreThis 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. Among its many distinctions, the Allegheny Observatory is often regarded as the birthplace of astrophysics, laid the foundation for climate and solar energy research, had made major discoveries in planetary science, and have discovered and studied planets outside our solar system. Samuel Pierpont Langley made the first truly scientific studies of the principles of flight and published a textbook on the subject in 1891. He was also the first person to fly a documented heavier-than-air powered flying machine in 1896. Starting with only a grade school education, John Brashear taught himself physics and astronomy to become one of the world's foremost scientific instrument makers. Among his many accomplishments, he made the highly precise optical apparatus for one of the most famous physics experiments ever performed, the Michelson Morley experiment. This experiment revolutionized all of physics and provided crucial evidence to support Einstein's theory of special relativity. UNDAUNTED is the 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. Features interviews with Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson of the American Museum of Natural History, Dr. Tom Crouch of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Dr. George Gatewood of the University of Pittsburgh, and Dr. William Fickinger of Case Western Reserve University. Written by Dan Handley See less

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21 cast members

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Cain Alexander Young Samuel Langley Young Samuel Langley See fewer	Promised Land (2012)
Kurt Bell Self Self See fewer	Undaunted: The Forgotten Giants of the Allegheny Observatory (2012)
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David Conrad Narrator Narrator See fewer	Men of Honor (2000)
Tom D. Crouch Self (as Tom Crouch) Self (as Tom Crouch) See fewer	The Magic of Flight (1996)
William Fickinger Self Self See fewer	Undaunted: The Forgotten Giants of the Allegheny Observatory (2012)
George Gatewood Self Self See fewer	Horizon (I) (1964)
Art Glaser Self Self See fewer	Undaunted: The Forgotten Giants of the Allegheny Observatory (2012)
Matthew Green Wealthy industrialist Wealthy industrialist See fewer	Undaunted: The Forgotten Giants of the Allegheny Observatory (2012)
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Henry Lenard Dr. James Keeler Dr. James Keeler See fewer	Undaunted: The Forgotten Giants of the Allegheny Observatory (2012)
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Jeff Monahan Dr. Samuel Pierpont Langley Dr. Samuel Pierpont Langley See fewer	Last Flag Flying (2017)
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Tom E. Sturgeon Charles Matthews Manly Charles Matthews Manly See fewer	Homemakers (2014)
Eli Tokash Young John Langley Young John Langley See fewer	Blood Ties (I) (2013)
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