Yellowstone Trip : Old Faithful, Heart Lake

Description: Fritz Zwicky (1898-1974) was a Swiss astronomer who immigrated to the U.S. in 1925 to work with Robert Robert Millikan at the California Institute of Technology after receiving the international fellowship from the Rockefeller Foundation. He worked most of his life at the California Institute of Technology, where he made many important contributions in theoretical and observational astronomy. This collection provides insight into his family life and touches on his work as an astronomer. Footage contains scenes of home life in Pasadena at 2065 Oakdale Street featuring daughters Margrit, Franziska, and Barbarina. and Zwicky family trips; school shows with Zwicky’s daughters; and scenes at Palomar Observatory. family in Mr. Rudo's pool