Talk:Armand Spitz

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Armand Spitz was a major inventor, writer, and editor, specializing in astronomy. His development of a cheap planetarium lead to at least 2000 such instruments being installed in schools, colleges and museums in the USA alone, and his planetariums can be found in Israel (Jerusalem and Tel Aviv), Kuwait (which has five), and at least 40 other countries. There is an award in the planetarium field named for him, as well as a series of regional conferences bears his name. He is a major figure in the history of science education, and questioning his bona fides is simply stupid.Tham153 (talk) 03:46, 23 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dr. Spitz started off by punching holes in an oatmeal box to create a star field, and gave birth to what is now one of the largest planetarium manufacturing operations in the world. His achievements in Science Education are monumental and he should not be ignored. 69.250.176.255 (talk) 02:54, 26 November 2007 (UTC)Norman J. Dean, Ed.D.[reply]

There are hundreds and hundreds of small planetariums being used right now around the United States (in schools, colleges and museums) with Spitz star projectors. Many of these planetariums opened in the 1960's and brought (and continue to bring) a starry night sky to the eyes and minds of people of all ages. Armand Spitz's contribution to the science education of generations of people cannot be understated. Noreen Grice. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.93.25.195 (talk) 17:31, 29 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Text and references copied from Armand Spitz to Dodecahedron. See former article's history for a list of contributors. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 12:30, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]