Abstract
Bennett was one of the countryâs best known astronomy educators and authors. For many years he led the outreach activities of the California Academy of Sciences and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
Highlights
The AAS and astronomy education lost a leader and friend with the passing of Michael Alan Bennett
The Space Race, hearing about Sputnik and the International Geophysical Year (1957), and he gravitated toward all things astronomical. He often went to the California Academy of Sciences in
The Morrison Planetarium and the California Academy of Sciences have always been a part of Mike’s life. He served on the California Academy of Sciences Advisory Board for almost 30 years
Summary
The AAS and astronomy education lost a leader and friend with the passing of Michael Alan Bennett. A lecturer at Morrison Planetarium and he hired Mike as a part time planetarium usher. Mike often said that “I achieved my lifetime ambition — even if it was just a little early to peak professionally.” Bernhard mentored Mike who worked his way up, becoming a research assistant, guest lecturer, assistant manager, and interim Planetarium Supervisor at Morrison Planetarium while going through college and grad school into the 1970’s.
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