Gathering the Forgotten Voice: An Oral History of the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescopes' Early Years

They came to the Big Island from as far away as Murrumbeena, Australia, and as near by as Hilo. They were progeny of Scottish coal miners, French physicists, Chicago truck drivers, Japanese samurai and Big Island cane workers. Together, these men and women would build and commission one of the most dynamic and productive 3.6-meter telescopes in the world that remians in the forefront of science and technoloy.

Complimentary DVD now available.
Contact:
Liz Bryson, CFHT librarian
bryson@cfht.hawaii.edu