Albert Graham Ingalls
Albert Graham Ingalls (born January 16, 1888 in Elmira or Watkins Glen , New York , † August 13, 1958 in Cranford , New Jersey ) was an American astronomer and editor .
Life
Albert Graham Ingalls was born an only child in Watkins Glen, New York. In 1914 he graduated from Cornell University . He then worked in a wide variety of professions, including as a telegraph operator , until he joined the New York National Guard and took part in the First World War in France .
In 1923 he joined the editorial team of Scientific American and worked there as an editor until his retirement in 1955 . His main interests were astronomy and the construction of telescopes . During his 30-year career, he and Russell Porter formed the hard core of the American telescope construction community. He wrote a regular column on amateur astronomy in Scientific American . His two-volume work on the construction of amateur telescopes later grew into a three-volume edition.
In 1955 he retired and toured New York State. He did genealogy until he was hit by a car. After this accident he remained paralyzed and died a year later at the age of 70 as a result of his injuries.
The crater Ingalls on the moon was named after him.
Individual evidence
- ↑ In: Virginia Trimble et al. (Ed.): Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers , Springer, New York 2007, p. 575. ISBN 978-0-387-33628-2 ( limited preview in Google book search)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ingalls, Albert Graham |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 16, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elmira or Watkins Glen , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 13, 1958 |
| Place of death | Cranford , New Jersey |