Ed Krupp
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Edwin Charles Krupp is an American astronomer, researcher, author, and popularizer of science. He is an internationally recognized expert in the field of archaeoastronomy, the study of how ancient cul
Ed Krupp in his Griffith Observatory office
Pomona College
An aerial view of Griffith Observatory on the south facing slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park, Los Angeles
Ed Krupp with an Albert Einstein statue at Griffith Observatory
Griffith Observatory
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Griffith Observatory is an observatory in Los Angeles, California, on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park. It commands a view of the Los Angeles Basin including Downtown Los Ang
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…affected their cultures. He has taught at the college level, as a planetarium lecturer, and in various documentary films. He has been the director of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles since first taking over the position in 1974 after the departure of the previous director, William J. Kaufmann III. His writings include…
Griffith Observatory in September 2006
A model showing the underground area added during the 2002-2006 renovation
Rotunda ceiling
Ironwork above the entrance and below a sign marking the Observatory's 90th anniversary