Pasadena / Dr. Hale / Philadelphia / Los Angeles / Lester / /
Company
Westinghouse Electric Corporation / General Electric / New York Shipbuilding Company / Hale / Palomar cO / Caltech's Astrophysical Laboratory / Security First National Bank of Los Angeles / Corning Glass Works / Westinghouse Corp. / /
Continent
America / Europe / /
Currency
GBP / USD / /
Event
M&A / Reorganization / /
Facility
Observatory Council / Westinghouse's East Pittsburgh plant / California Institute / California Institute of Technology / New York Shipbuilding Company's plant / stable San Andreas Fault / /
IndustryTerm
regular tools / transportation / oil / metal / observatory site / regular telephone service / steel supporting cell / oil film bearing / oil film / steel pads / /
NaturalFeature
San Gabriel Valley / Table Mountain / Mono Lake / Colorado River / mountain Wilson / Palomar Mountain / Mt. Wilson / mountain Caltech / /
Organization
California Institute of Technology / Executive Council / Navy / California Institute's Executive Council / Buildings and Grounds Department / Carnegie Institution / Rockefeller Foundation / General Education Board / Observatory Council / /
Person
Wickliffe Rose / Clyde S. McDowell / Mark Serrurier / George McCauley / Alfred A Noyes / Robert A. Millikan / Elihu Thompson / John A. Anderson / Byron Hill / Max Mason / George Ellery Hale / Russell W. Porter / Henry M. Robinson / /
Position
Captain / president / superintendent / chief / Tau Bete civil engineer / chairman / Professor / executive head / professor of chemistry / /
ProvinceOrState
New Jersey / San Diego County / Pennsylvania / Arizona / /
THE PALOMAR STORY FTER decision was finally reached to attempt a telescope larger than the lOO-inch Hooker, it was necessary to decide on the exact size. The three problems of cost, construction, and transportation were