John Heard

Regarding Sputnik

Regarding Sputnik
by
John F. Heard, Ph. D.
Director
David Dunlap Observatory
University of Toronto

Continue Reading

GA 1969 #3

The 1969 GA in Toronto, possibly in the Physics Department Lounge on the ground floor of the McLennan Physics building. Jack Heard is seated in the middle, smoking his pipe. The man facing the camera in the foreground may be R.M. Petrie who succeeded Heard as RASC President in 1955. The man with the beard may be Len Chester. The white-haired man behind Len may be Alf Scott, and he may be in conversation with A. Falk (with camera sling) and Paul Moffat. Rosalind Sundell is at lower left in the gold outfit (her back to the camera).

Continue Reading

John Heard

(1907-76) Director of the David Dunlap Observatory (1951-65), RASC President (1953-54).

Continue Reading

J.F. Heard 19610504

Dr. J.F. Heard. Director of the David Dunlap Observatory (1951-65). RASC President 1953-54. Died 1976 October 5. Photo taken on 1961 May 4.  Photo by Norman Green.

Continue Reading

GA 1964 #30

J.F. Heard.

Continue Reading

National Council 1959

National Council at 252 College Street in 1959:

L to R (seated): J.H. Horning, J.F. Heard, Peter Millman, Helen Hogg, J.E. Kennedy, Ruth Northcott, W. T. Tutte.
Back row: ?, E.S. Keeping, A. R. Maclennan, Fleurange Laforest, William Wehlau, Miriam Burland, ?, Charles M. Good.

Continue Reading

Helm Fund Presentation

J.E. Kennedy watches as RASC President Ruth Northcott presents
the first cheque from the Walter Helm Endowment Fund
to DDO DirectorJ.F. Heard, July 11, 1962.

(This photo appeared in Looking Up, p.79.)

Continue Reading

Plaque Unveiled

Plaque Unveiled on the First Astronomical Observatory in Canada [JRASC 49, #4] on May 10, 1955.

L to R: Dr. J.F. Heard, Professor J.E. Kennedy, Dr. A.G. Bailey, Dr. Colin B. Mackay, Dr. C. McN. Steeves.

Continue Reading

Spectrograph

Dr. Millman standing beside spectrograph, Dr. Heard on ladder in the 74-inch telescope dome.

Continue Reading

Dr. Heard #2

Dr. Heard at the 1959 RASC AGM.

Continue Reading

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - John Heard