Andrew Fraknoi

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Andrew Fraknoi is affiliated with the following schools: Foothill College, Princeton University, University of Chicago, Harvard University

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Andrew Fraknoi

Physics

#1339

World Rank

#2084

Historical Rank

#581

USA Rank

Astronomy

#135

World Rank

#324

Historical Rank

#75

USA Rank

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Andrew Fraknoi's Degrees

PhD Astronomy University of Chicago
Bachelors Physics Princeton University

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According to Wikipedia, Andrew Fraknoi is a retired professor of astronomy recognized for his lifetime of work using everyday language to make astronomy more accessible and popular for both students and the general public. In 2017 Fraknoi retired from his position as Chair of the Department of Astronomy at Foothill College. In retirement he continues to teach through the Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at San Francisco State University, to give public lectures, and to add to his body of written work. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors in his field.

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Andrew Fraknoi's Published Works

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Published Works

Enrollments in Astronomy 101 Courses (2001) (39)
Astronomy Education Review 1 (2006) (36)
Teaching Astronomy with Science Fiction: A Resource Guide (2002) (24)
The State of Astronomy Education in the U.S. (1996) (13)
Resource Letter OSE-1: Observing Solar Eclipses (2017) (9)
Insights from a Survey of Astronomy Instructors in Community and Other Teaching-Oriented Colleges in the United States (2004) (8)
Abell's Exploration of the Universe, and Astronomy: From the Earth to the Universe (1996) (8)
Voyages Through the Universe (1996) (8)
The Music of the Spheres in Education: Using Astronomically Inspired Music (2006) (7)
Book-Review - Orbiting the Sun - Planets and Satellites of the Solar System (2014) (7)
Dealing with Astrology, UFOs, and Faces on Other Worlds: A Guide to Addressing Astronomical Pseudoscience in the Classroom (2003) (7)
El Universo a Sus Pies: Actividades y Recursos para Astronomia (Universe at Your Fingertips: An Astronomy Activity and Resource Notebook). (1996) (7)
Astronomy Education Review: A Five-Year Progress Report and Thoughts about the Journal’s Future (2006) (6)
A Brief History Of Publishing Papers On Astronomy Education Research (2015) (5)
Book-Review - at the Crossroads of the Earth and the Sky (1982) (5)
The Challenge of Creationism and Intelligent Design: An Introduction (2005) (5)
New Trends in Astronomy Teaching: Project ASTRO: a successful model for astronomer/teacher partnerships (1998) (4)
Welcome to Astronomy Education Review (2001) (4)
Astronomy and Poetry: A Resource Guide (2001) (4)
Astronomy Apps for Mobile Devices, A First Catalog (2011) (4)
An analysis of introductory textbooks in astronomy (1978) (4)
Women in Astronomy: A Bibliography. (1992) (3)
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) (2002) (3)
Astronomy Education and the American Astronomical Society (1999) (3)
An Update on the AAS Astronomy Ambassadors Program (2013) (3)
What If We Succeed? (A Media Viewpoint) (1988) (2)
Images on the Web for Astronomy Teaching: Image Repositories (2008) (2)
Eclipse Megamovie 2017 Successes and Potential For Future Work (2019) (2)
Astronomy Education Review Version 2.0: A Welcome and Guide from Your Editors (2009) (2)
Music Inspired by Astronomy A Selected Listing for the International Year of Astronomy (2008) (2)
Astronomy Textbooks, Used Book Chains, and Big Macs: A Perspective (2005) (2)
Computer software for astronomy. (1986) (2)
Project ASTRO: How-To Manual for Teachers and Astronomers. (1996) (2)
Seven Concepts for Effective Teaching. (2011) (2)
Music Inspired by Astronomy: A Resource Guide Organized by Topic. (2012) (2)
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Astronomy (1986) (1)
A free electronic astronomy textbook and OER hub (2017) (1)
Energy Is Everywhere (2006) (1)
Resources for Responding to Doomsday 2012: An Annotated Guide. (2012) (1)
115 Years of Communicating Astronomy: Education and Outreach at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (2003) (1)
Astronomical Resources: Computer Programs in Astronomy. (1985) (1)
Innovation and inspiration in education. (2001) (1)
Horoscopes Versus Telescopes: A Focus on Astrology. (1988) (1)
The universe at your fingertips : An educator's desktop reference of astronomy education materials in English (1985) (1)
Introducing the AAS Astronomy Ambassadors Program (2013) (1)
Science Fiction Stories with Reasonable Astronomy. (1990) (1)
A Skeptic's Bookshelf: Scientific Responses to Pseudoscience. An Annotated Bibliography. (1984) (1)
New Web Resource Guide for Teaching Introductory College Astronomy (2003) (1)
Education Matters: Cosmos in the Classroom 2004 (2005) (1)
Science fiction for scientists (2016) (1)
Good Reading from Other Sources on Astronomy Education and Outreach (Published in 2006) (2007) (1)
Introducing “The MOOSE,” the Menu of Outreach Opportunities for Science Education (2015) (1)
Bill Gates' Great-Great-Granddaughter's Honeymoon: An Astronomy Activity for Several Different Age Groups (2009) (1)
Teaching and Learning Astronomy: The Astronomy Education Review : report on a new journal (2005) (1)
Exploring the Universe (1980) (1)
Total Eclipse: The Solar Eclipse This August Is an Ideal Opportunity to Practice Three-Dimensional Science Learning (2017) (1)
The 1984 A.S.P. Award Winners (1984) (0)
Book-Review - the History of Modern Astronomy and Astrophysics (1983) (0)
Intelligent Design, A Young Universe, Astrology, UFO'S, and More: A Guide for Those Involved with IYA on Tackling Pseudo-science (2008) (0)
Become a Solar Eclipse Outreach Agent (2017) (0)
Astronomy Education Review: An Afterword (2013) (0)
On-Line Astronomy Education: Projects and Resources (2019) (0)
EPO and Astro 101: Shotgun Wedding, Marriage of Convenience, or Meaningful Relationship? (2011) (0)
New Resources at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Website (2008) (0)
Nonsexist mnemonics. (1982) (0)
Story Telling and Families: Astronomy Activities that Engage the Generations (2008) (0)
Universe in the classroom : a resource guide for teaching astronomy and instructor's manual for Universe by William J. Kaufmann, III (1984) (0)
Amateur Astronomy in the U.S.: A Survey. (1980) (0)
Enhancing the Teaching of Astronomy with Science Fiction (2004) (0)
Astronomical Book Trek: Astronomy Books of 1982. (1981) (0)
Creating NASA-based Education Products for the Undergraduate Classroom: A Retrospective (2016) (0)
Key Online Resources for Teaching Astronomy (2020) (0)
Using Science Fiction with Good Science as a Teaching Tool (1984) (0)
Book-Review - Astronomy - the Evolving Universe 3RD Edition (1983) (0)
A Report on the 96TH Annual Meeting of the A.S.P. (1984) (0)
Astronomy As a Hobby (1986) (0)
Skeptic's Bookshelf - Scientific Responses to Pseudoscience (1984) (0)
Celebrating 30 Years of Mercury (2002) (0)
Galileo: The Man and His Science---A Resource Guide to Materials in English (2008) (0)
Gregg Thompson and Robert Evans received the Amateur Achievement Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. (1985) (0)
Good Reading from Other Sources on Astronomy Education and Outreach (Published in 2008) (2009) (0)
The cosmos in the classroom : a resource guide for teaching astronomy (1995) (0)
1982 A.S.P. Amateur Achievement Award - Mayer, Ben (1982) (0)
An Ancient Universe (2001) (0)
Informative Slide Sets in Astronomy (1990) (0)
1985 A.S.P. Award Winners (1985) (0)
Book-Review - Skyguide (1983) (0)
THE ECLIPSE MEGAMOVIE PROJECT (2017) (2021) (0)
James Liebert received the Trumpler Award. (1980) (0)
Oscar Monnig received the Amateur Achievement Award 1990 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. (1990) (0)
Book-Review - the Universe (1989) (0)
The Hubble Space Telescope: A Bibliography. (1990) (0)
Voyages to the Stars and Galaxies + 2001 Update (2000) (0)
Education and Public Outreach in the International Year of Astronomy at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (2008) (0)
Commentary: Science Teachers as Community Eclipse Outreach Agents (2017) (0)
Multicultural Astronomy: A Resource Guide to the Astronomy of Non-western Cultures (2008) (0)
Astronomy in local papers (1980) (0)
Book-Review - Night Thoughts of a Classical Physicist (1983) (0)
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific - Education and Public Outreach in the International Year of Astronomy (2008) (0)
Resources from the NASA SMD Astrophysics Forum: Addressing the needs of the higher education community (Invited) (2013) (0)
A Subject Index to Ten Years of "Mercury" Magazine (1977-1986). (1986) (0)
Project ASTRO: Astronomers and teachers as partners in the classroom (1994) (0)
IYA Programs Can Benefit from Evaluation, Research, and Publication in Astronomy Education Review (2008) (0)
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Astronomy Education (1996) (0)
A Community Discussion about Sharing and Publishing Space Science Education Research and Evaluation (2015) (0)
Astronomy in Popular Culture (2014) (0)
Astronomical Resources. The Solar System: An Introductory Bibliography. (1988) (0)
Book-Review - Prelude to Galileo (1983) (0)
Web Resources for Teaching Astronomy in Grades 3-12 (2010) (0)
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Astronomy: Cosmic Fiction, Drama and Poetry (2015) (0)
George E. D. Alcock received the Amateur Achievement Award. (1981) (0)
"Come For The Festival, Eh?" Science Festivals As Public Outreach Venues. (2012) (0)
Book-Review - Aristarchus of Samos (1983) (0)
E.T., Klingons, and the Galactic Library: SETI and Science Education (1995) (0)
Astronomy's Educators - Part Two (1988) (0)
Teaching What a Planet Is: A Roundtable on the Educational Implications of the New Definition of a Planet (2006) (0)
The Sky is the Limit!: The Benefits from Partnering with the Project ASTRO National Network (2008) (0)
New Journal (1974) (0)
Notes- Exploring the Universe, A Syndicated Weekly Astronomy Column (1980) (0)
Book-Review - Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 1980'S (1983) (0)
The Seeing in the Dark Website: One Model and a Resource for IYA Projects with a Web Presence (2008) (0)
Project ASTRO: A Program to Link Astronomers with Teachers in Grades 4-9 and Families (2001) (0)
Partnerships to Debunk Astronomical Pseudo-science (2000) (0)
Resource book for the teaching of astronomy, and instructor's guide for Ivan King's text The Universe Unfolding (1977) (0)
Inspiration Today: Music, Astronomy, and Popular Culture (2016) (0)
Book-Review - Planets of Rock and Ice (1982) (0)
Yakov B. Zel'dovich received the Bruce Medal 1983 of the AstronomicalSociety of the Pacific. (1983) (0)
UFO’s: A Lot Less than Meets the Eye (2011) (0)
Astronomers Invade Classrooms (2000) (0)
Stephan Schneider received the Trumpler Award 1987 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. (1987) (0)
The Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures: Ongoing Institutional Cooperation for Public Outreach (2015) (0)
Astronomy Books of 1984: The Non-Technical List. (1985) (0)
The August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse: The Perfect Opportunity to Highlight Three-Dimensional Science Learning (2017) (0)
Obituary: William J. Kaufmann III, 1943-1994 (1995) (0)
Good Reading from Other Sources on Astronomy Education and Outreach (Published in 2010) (2011) (0)
Kepler: The Man and His Science---A Resource Guide to Materials in English (2008) (0)
Benjamin Zuckerman received the Muhlmann Prize 1986 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. (1986) (0)
Book-Review - the Solar System and its Strange Objects (1983) (0)
Project ASTRO Coalitions and Partnerships: A Progress Report (1999) (0)
The Many Domains of Astronomy Education: It's All a Question of Partnerships (2000) (0)
Science Education and The Crisis of Gullibility (2020) (0)
Unheard Voices: Resource Guides for Educators on Diversity and the Astronomy of Many Cultures (2016) (0)
Music of the Spheres: Astronomy-Inspired Music as an EPO Tool (2008) (0)
Astronomy Books of 1984: Part II--The Technical List. (1985) (0)
Books and Other Resources for Education about the August 21, 2017, Solar Eclipse (2017) (0)
A Topical Index to Astronomy Articles in Scientific American Magazine 1999-2009 (2009) (0)
Book-Review - the Disappearance of FLIGHT-19 (1983) (0)
Astronomy Books of 1981. (1982) (0)
NASA SMD and DPS Resources for Higher Education Faculty (2015) (0)
The 13th issue of the Astronomy Education Review (2008) (0)
In Their Own Words: Collecting ASP Articles by Discoverers (2019) (0)
Nonsexist Mnemonics (1982) (0)
A Basic Astronomy Library. (1990) (0)
What Would Galileo Do? An Update on the Galileo Teacher Training Program (2012) (0)
Ann Boesgaard received the Muhlmann Prize 1990 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. (1990) (0)
Book-Review - its all Relative (1983) (0)
Charles Federer, Jr. received the Klumpke-Roberts Award 1987 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. (1987) (0)
The Universe in the Classroom: A Newsletter on Astronomy for Teachers (1990) (0)
Book-Review - Universe in the Classroom (1985) (0)
An Update on the Journal Astronomy Education Review and Why Your Work Isn't Done Until You Have Published (2010) (0)
Scientists' Participation in Education and Outreach (2004) (0)
Book-Review - Skywatchers Almanac (1983) (0)
Good Reading from Other Sources on Astronomy Education and Outreach (Published in 2007) (2008) (0)
The Astronomical Event of the Decade: Library Opportunities with the Coming Total Eclipse of the Sun (2017) (0)
Jean Meeus received the Amateur Achievement Award of the AstronomicalSociety of the Pacific. (1986) (0)
Astronomical Resources: A Selected Halley's Comet Reading List. (1985) (0)
The A.S.P.'s new development program. (1982) (0)
Open Stax Astronomy, 1st Canadian edition (2020) (0)
Bad science guide (2004) (0)
Energy in Motion (2006) (0)
Eclipse Megamovie: Solar Discoveries, Education, and Outreach through Crowdsourcing 2017 Eclipse Images (2016) (0)
An Astronomy Newsletter for Teachers in Grades 3 - 12 (1986) (0)
Exploring the Universe: An Introductory Bibliography in Astronomy. (1982) (0)
National Astronomy Education Projects: A Catalog (1996) (0)
The Solar System - an Introductory Bibliography (1987) (0)
Music Inspired by Astronomy: A Great Outreach Tool (2015) (0)
1982 Klumpke-Roberts Award - BOK, Bart (1982) (0)
Black Holes: A Selected Bibliography. (1991) (0)
Higher Education Resources from the NASA SMD Astrophysics Forum (2014) (0)
Focal point : astronomy in popular culture (2007) (0)
Resource guides for astronomy educators and their students (2021) (0)
A Brief History of the AAS Ambassadors Program and its Resources, and a New Survey of the Ambassadors and their Subsequent Experiences (2020) (0)
Public Education in Astronomy (1996) (0)
Women in Astronomy: A Brief Resource Guide (2008) (0)
Book-Review - the Moon Kit (1989) (0)
The Educational Activities of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. (1981) (0)
The Networks and Services of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (2008) (0)
The Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series: An Example of Cooperation among Many Domains of Astronomy Outreach (2010) (0)
Frank Bateson received the Amateur Achievement Award. (1980) (0)
Quasars and Active Galaxies: A Reading List. (1988) (0)
Let Their Imaginations Roam: Children's Books in Astronomy (2019) (0)
Music Inspired by Astronomy: 250 Pieces and Counting (2019) (0)
A Resource Guide to Exploring Eclipses in General and the August 21, 2017 Total Eclipse of the Sun (2015) (0)
Who Subscribes to the Astronomy Education Review (2004) (0)
Voyages to the Stars and Galaxies (1999) (0)
D. Winget and N. Suntzeff received the Trumpler Award 1983 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. (1983) (0)
Science fiction can spark science interest (2013) (0)
The Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures: An Example of Institutional Cooperation for Public Outreach (2004) (0)
How to Get Successfully Involved with K-12 Education (1998) (0)
The Great American Eclipse of 2017: An Outreach Opportunity and Challenge (2015) (0)
Astronomers in the Classroom: How to be Effective When Visiting (2016) (0)
Astronomical Society of the Pacific: Creating Linkages and Partnerships in the Astronomy/Space Science Community. (2007) (0)
In answer to creationism (1983) (0)
Commentary: Become a Solar Eclipse Outreach Agent (2017) (0)
Happenings and news in physics and astronomy: Astronomy Beat — No doomsday in 2012, lots of profits for purveyors of doom (2009) (0)
Early Conceptual Physics Texts and Courses (2003) (0)
Astronomy Books of 1985: The Technical List. (1986) (0)
Good Reading from Other Sources on Astronomy Education and Outreach (Published in 2009) (2010) (0)
The Project ASTRO National Network: A Community That Can Help Your Education Programs Find a Wider Audience (2009) (0)
Jill Bechtold received the Robert J. Trumpler Award 1988 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. (1988) (0)
The Universe at Your Fingertips: A Link Between Astronomers and Educators (2000) (0)
Will it float or sink (2006) (0)
The Moon: It's Just a Phase It's Going Through... (1989) (0)
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence - an Introductory Reading List (1992) (0)
A Brief Subject Index for N.A.S.A.'s Special Publications Relating to Astronomy. (1981) (0)
Astronomical Resources: Supernovae. (1987) (0)
Top 10 Things NOT to Do if You Want to Get Published in Astronomy Education Review (2012) (0)
In This Volume (1999) (0)
Scientific Responses to Pseudoscience Related to Astronomy. An Annotated Bibliography. (1990) (0)
When the Sun Goes Dark (2017) (0)
A Subject Index to Astronomy Articles in SCIENCE-80 and Discover 1979-1986 (1987) (0)
Cosmos in the Classroom 2004: A Hands-on Conference on Teaching Astro 101 (2004) (0)
Astronomical Resources - Women in Astronomy a Bibliography (1992) (0)

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