Undaunted: The Forgotten Giants of the Allegheny Observatory

Plot Summary

This film tells the surprising story of how the Allegheny Observatory has been a world leader in the study of the stars since the 1860s. Self-educated, and often facing unrelenting hardships, the people associated with the Allegheny Observatory defied the odds to make enormous contributions to the founding of astrophysics and early aviation.

Top Cast

Cain Alexander Young Samuel Langley

Kurt Bell Self

Robert R. Bell Josiah King

Len Caric Harvey Childs

David Conrad Narrator