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511 0 a| Larry Crowe, interviewer.;

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518 o| Recordedp| Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniad| 2012 May 23.;

518 o| Recordedp| Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniad| 2013 March 25.;

520 a| Astronomer Derrick Pitts was born on January 22, 1955 in the Tioga-Nicetown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received his B.S. degree in geology from St. Lawrence University. Pitts started working at The Franklin Institute as a college student. After completing his degree, he was hired as chief astronomer and planetarium director. During his tenure with the Franklin Institute, Pitts served as the original director of Tuttleman OMNIMAX Theater and as museum vice president. In 2002, Pitts oversaw the renovation of The Franklin Institute's Fels Planetarium and the design of the new astronomy exhibit, Space Command. He hosted WHYY Radio's SkyTalk and served as the United States spokesperson for the International Year of Astronomy. He made numerous appearances as a science expert on national television shows including the Comedy Channel's Colbert Report and Current TV's Countdown with Keith Olberman. Pitts was on the Board of Trustees of his alma mater St. Lawrence University.;

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The HistoryMakers video oral history with Derrick Pitts.

Format	Video (Streaming)
Publication	Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016].
Description	1 online resource (13 video files (6 hr., 21 min., 28 sec.)) : sound, color.
Supplemental Content	https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2012.119
Subjects	Pitts, Derrick--Interviews. African Americans--Interviews.

Other author/creator	Pitts, Derrick, interviewee.
Other author/creator	Crowe, Larry F., interviewer.
Other author/creator	Hickey, Matthew, director of photography.
Other author/creator	HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
Variant title	History Makers video oral history with Derrick Pitts
Portion of title	Derrick Pitts
Abstract	Astronomer Derrick Pitts was born on January 22, 1955 in the Tioga-Nicetown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received his B.S. degree in geology from St. Lawrence University. Pitts started working at The Franklin Institute as a college student. After completing his degree, he was hired as chief astronomer and planetarium director. During his tenure with the Franklin Institute, Pitts served as the original director of Tuttleman OMNIMAX Theater and as museum vice president. In 2002, Pitts oversaw the renovation of The Franklin Institute's Fels Planetarium and the design of the new astronomy exhibit, Space Command. He hosted WHYY Radio's SkyTalk and served as the United States spokesperson for the International Year of Astronomy. He made numerous appearances as a science expert on national television shows including the Comedy Channel's Colbert Report and Current TV's Countdown with Keith Olberman. Pitts was on the Board of Trustees of his alma mater St. Lawrence University.
Credits	Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
Performer	Larry Crowe, interviewer.
Date/time/place of a event note	Recorded Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2012 May 23.
Date/time/place of a event note	Recorded Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2013 March 25.
Genre/form	Internet videos.
Genre/form	Interviews.
Genre/form	Nonfiction films.
Genre/form	Oral histories.
Genre/form	Oral histories.
Genre/form	Internet videos.
Genre/form	Nonfiction films.
Stock number	A2012.119 HistoryMakers

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