Ed Krupp
{{short description|American astronomer}}
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| name = Edwin Charles Krupp
| image = Ed_Krupp_2017.jpg
| caption = Ed Krupp in his Griffith Observatory office
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|11|18}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois
| other_names = Ed, E.C.
| nationality = American
| education = B.A. Physics/Astronomy (1966),
M.A. Astronomy (1968)
PhD Astronomy (1972)
| alma_mater = Pomona College (B.A.), University of California, Los Angeles (M.A. and PhD)
| academic_advisors = Robert J. Chambers
| doctoral_advisor = George O. Abell
| work_institutions = Griffith Observatory
| field = Astronomy, Astronomy and Culture
| awards = Klumpke-Roberts Award (1989)
Andrew Gemant Award (2013)
| spouse = {{marriage|Robin Rector Krupp|1968|2006|reason=divorced}}
| children = 1 son
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Edwin Charles Krupp (born November 18, 1944) is an American astronomer, researcher, author, and popularizer of science. He is an internationally recognized expert in the field of archaeoastronomy, the study of how ancient cultures viewed the sky and how those views affected their cultures. He has taught at the college level, as a planetarium lecturer, and in various documentary films. He has been the director of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles since first taking over the position in 1974 after the departure of the previous director, William J. Kaufmann III. His writings include science papers and journal articles, astronomy magazine articles, books on astronomy and archaeoastronomy for adults, and books explaining sky phenomena and astronomy to children.
Krupp is a member of the American Astronomical Society and the International Astronomical Union, and has served in several divisions and commissions of both organizations. He is also a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and a member of that organization's Council for Media Integrity.
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Early life
Edwin Charles Krupp was born in Chicago, Illinois, on November 18, 1944{{cite web|last1=Cole|first1=K. C.|title=Ed Krupp's Star-Studded Cosmic Extravaganza|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-feb-14-tm-7902-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527133521/http://articles.latimes.com/1999/feb/14/magazine/tm-7902|archive-date=27 May 2016|date=14 February 1999|url-status=live}} where as a child his parents took him to many of the local museums.{{cite web|last1=Berger|first1=Kevin|title=Ingenious: Edwin C. Krupp|url=http://nautil.us/issue/11/light/ingenious-edwin-c-krupp|website=Nautilus|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108160452/http://nautil.us/issue/11/light/ingenious-edwin-c-krupp|archive-date=8 January 2017|date=27 March 2014|url-status=live}} In 1956 the family moved to Los Angeles where Krupp's father, a mechanical engineer, worked on the Apollo program and then on the Space Shuttle.{{cite web|last1=Bingham|first1=Roger|title=The New Scientist Interview: Dr. Edwin Krupp|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jOYW0JnbGVEC&pg=PA814|website=New Scientist|publisher=Reed Business Information|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305003227/https://books.google.com/books?id=jOYW0JnbGVEC&pg=PA814|archive-date=5 March 2017|date=13 September 1979|url-status=live}}
Education
In 1961 Krupp attended the Summer Science Program (SSP).{{cite web|title=The Summer Science Program|url=http://casa.colorado.edu/~dduncan/ssp/ssp.pdf|website=Center for Astorphysics and Space Astronomy|publisher=University of Colorado at Boulder|access-date=4 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202044556/http://casa.colorado.edu/~dduncan/ssp/ssp.pdf|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=live}} Among other things, SSP teaches astronomy to high school students.{{cite web|title=The Summer Science Program|url=http://www.summerscience.org/|publisher=Summer Science Program|access-date=4 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111211214/http://www.summerscience.org/|archive-date=11 November 2016|url-status=live}} Krupp has remained active with SSP, first as a graduate student teaching assistant from 1968 to 1972 and later as a frequent guest lecturer. Krupp has said of SSP,
{{blockquote|In some respects, SSP remains the most academically cohesive and intense educational experience I have ever had. That, I suspect, is true for most who are fortunate enough to attend it. If it weren't for SSP, my vision would be narrower, my aspirations less ambitious, and my life less rich. I don't exaggerate.}}
Krupp studied physics and astronomy at Pomona College (the founding member of the Claremont Colleges consortium) in Claremont, California.{{cite web|title=L.A. Astronomer Edwin C. Krupp Wins AIP's 2013 Andrew Gemant Award|url=https://www.aip.org/news/2013/la-astronomer-edwin-c-krupp-wins-aips-2013-andrew-gemant-award|publisher=American Institute of Physics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018165052/https://www.aip.org/news/2013/la-astronomer-edwin-c-krupp-wins-aips-2013-andrew-gemant-award|archive-date=18 October 2015|date=24 September 2013|url-status=live}} His undergraduate advisor was Robert J. Chambers.{{cite web|title=Gretchen Berland '86, Ed Krupp '66, Julian Nava '51 and George C. Wolfe '76 Win Blaisdell Distinguished Alumni Award|url=https://www.pomona.edu/news/2016/04/29-gretchen-berland-%E2%80%9986-ed-krupp-%E2%80%9966-julian-nava-%E2%80%9951-and-george-c-wolfe-%E2%80%9976-win-blaisdell-distinguished|publisher=Pomona College|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722040706/https://www.pomona.edu/news/2016/04/29-gretchen-berland-%E2%80%9986-ed-krupp-%E2%80%9966-julian-nava-%E2%80%9951-and-george-c-wolfe-%E2%80%9976-win-blaisdell-distinguished|archive-date=22 July 2016|date=29 April 2016|url-status=live}} While studying at Pomona College, Krupp participated in cross-country, track, and soccer.{{cite web|title=Edwin Krupp '66, Pomona College Commencement 2011|url=https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/2011-commencement-krupp.pdf|publisher=Pomona College|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819081928/https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/2011-commencement-krupp.pdf|archive-date=19 August 2016|date=15 May 2011|url-status=live}} He also worked at KSPC, the Pomona College non-commercial community radio station. He lived for two years at the [https://www.pomona.edu/academics/departments/physics-and-astronomy/facilities/brackett-observatory Brackett Observatory], during this time he served as caretaker of the observatory, weatherman, and telescope demonstrator. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1966.
Krupp pursued graduate studies in astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), receiving a Master of Arts degree in 1968 and PhD in 1972. His Ph.D. dissertation concerned the morphology of rich clusters of galaxies. His graduate adviser was George O. Abell.{{efn|George Abell was Academic Advisor to the Summer Science Program when Krupp attended as a high school student.}}
Career
= Teaching =
Krupp began his teaching career as a teaching assistant for the Summer Science Program during his graduate school days.{{cite web|title=The "Teaching Opportunity of a Lifetime" at SSP|website=The Summer Science Program|url=http://casa.colorado.edu/~dduncan/ssp/ssp.pdf|access-date=22 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202044556/http://casa.colorado.edu/~dduncan/ssp/ssp.pdf|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=live}} Also, during graduate school he taught at the following education institutions:
- El Camino College
- University of Southern California
- University of California, Los Angeles{{cite web|title=Dr. Edwin C. Krupp|url=http://pedasfamily.com/AssociatesKruppEd.html|website=Science at Sea|publisher=pedasfamily.com|access-date=7 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307202134/http://pedasfamily.com/AssociatesKruppEd.html|archive-date=7 March 2017|url-status=live}}
He became a planetarium lecturer at Griffith Observatory while also still in graduate school. Krupp has been a frequent lecturer throughout his career. He has lectured on science based tours he has led and other venues.{{cite web|title=Edwin C. Krupp|url=http://www.farhorizons.com/our-tour-scholars-leaders/edwin-krupp/|publisher=Far Horizons Inc.|access-date=24 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324192210/https://www.farhorizons.com/our-tour-scholars-leaders/edwin-krupp/|archive-date=24 March 2017|url-status=live}}
= Griffith Observatory =
File:An aerial view of Griffith Observatory.jpg on the south facing slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park, Los Angeles]]
Krupp took his first job at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles{{efn|Both Griffith Observatory and Griffith Park where the observatory is located were given to the city of Los Angeles by Griffith J. Griffith a wealthy Los Angeles businessman.}} while he was still a doctoral candidate at UCLA. This was as a part-time planetarium lecturer{{cite web|last1=Bartholomew|first1=Dana|title=Griffith Observatory, its director Dr. Edwin C. Krupp celebrate milestones|url=http://www.dailynews.com/science/20140509/griffith-observatory-its-director-dr-edwin-c-krupp-celebrate-milestones|work=Los Angeles Daily News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805021416/http://www.dailynews.com/science/20140509/griffith-observatory-its-director-dr-edwin-c-krupp-celebrate-milestones|archive-date=5 August 2016|date=9 May 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Edwin Krupp, 2013 Gemant Award|url=https://www.aip.org/aip/awards/gemant-award/edwin-krupp|publisher=American Institute of Physics|access-date=6 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018104532/https://www.aip.org/aip/awards/gemant-award/edwin-krupp|archive-date=18 October 2015|url-status=live|date=2014-09-04}}{{cite web|last1=Bartholomew|first1=Dana|title=Griffith Observatory director Edwin C. Krupp wins physics award|url=http://www.dailynews.com/science/20130924/griffith-observatory-director-edwin-c-krupp-wins-physics-award|website=Los Angeles Daily News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115012251/http://www.dailynews.com/science/20130924/griffith-observatory-director-edwin-c-krupp-wins-physics-award|archive-date=15 January 2016|date=24 September 2013|url-status=live}} and Krupp did not enjoy this job at first, saying to his wife Robin, "Gee this isn't science, It's showbusiness." But, after he started noticing the audiences responding with increasing enthusiasm he started saying, "Hey, this is showbusiness."
Krupp was appointed Observatory Curator in 1972 upon completion of his PhD.{{cite web|last1=Menke|first1=David H.|title=Dinsmore Alter and the Griffith Observatory|url=http://www.ips-planetarium.org/?page=a_menke1987|publisher=International Planetarium Society|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104044356/http://www.ips-planetarium.org/?page=a_menke1987|archive-date=4 November 2016|date=4 October 1987|url-status=live}} In 1974 the director of Griffith Observatory, William J. Kaufmann III, left, and Krupp was appointed acting director.{{cite journal|url=https://aas.org/obituaries/william-j-kaufmann-iii-1942-1994|title=William J. Kaufmann III (1942 - 1994)|author=Andrew Fraknoi|publisher=American Astronomical Society|doi=10.3847/BAASOBIT1995003 |access-date=July 1, 2018|author-link=Andrew Fraknoi|doi-broken-date=November 1, 2024 |doi-access=free|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701030504/https://aas.org/obituaries/william-j-kaufmann-iii-1942-1994|archive-date=July 1, 2018|url-status=dead}} In 1976 Krupp's title was changed from "acting" director to director.
File:Krupp and Einstein.jpgAs early as 1978 Krupp was aware that the observatory would need a future restoration and that there was a need to update equipment and exhibits. So he and Harold and Debra Griffith{{efn|Harold Griffith was the grandson of Griffith J. Griffith.{{cite web|title=Harold Griffith, Grandson of Park's Donor, Dies|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-03-10-me-25809-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029143600/http://articles.latimes.com/1985-03-10/local/me-25809_1_harold-griffith|archive-date=29 October 2015|date=10 March 1985|url-status=live}} Debra was his wife. Griffith J. Griffith was the wealthy businessman that donated both Griffith Park and the Griffith Observatory within the park to the city of Los Angeles.{{cite web|last1=Bell|first1=Alison|title=Colonel Griffith J. Griffith one of L.A.'s more colorful figures|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2011-jun-12-la-me-0612-then-20110612-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309181008/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jun/12/local/la-me-0612-then-20110612|archive-date=9 March 2016|date=12 June 2011|url-status=live}}}} co-founded the Friends of the Observatory (FOTO).{{cite web|title=Friends Of The Observatory (FOTO)|url=http://griffithobservatory.org/about/foto.html|publisher=Griffith Observatory|access-date=6 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624003613/http://www.griffithobservatory.org/about/foto.html|archive-date=24 June 2016|url-status=live}} FOTO aids the mission of the observatory in many ways. FOTO partnered with the city to renovate and expand the observatory raising US$30 million for the effort ($26 million in private funds). The observatory closed its doors in 2002 for the $93 Million dollar renovation and expansion. The entire project was spearheaded by Krupp, and the observatory reopened in the fall of 2006.
Krupp often appears in the media to discuss and explain developments and recent discoveries in astronomy, as well as discuss current celestial events.{{cite web|last1=Emspak|first1=Jesse|title=Venus and Jupiter Imagined: From Galileo to Science Fiction|url=http://www.space.com/33863-venus-jupiter-imagined-through-history.html|website=Space.com|publisher=Purch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830135740/http://www.space.com/33863-venus-jupiter-imagined-through-history.html|archive-date=August 30, 2016|date=26 August 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|last1=Navarro|first1=Heather|title=Streak of Light Dashes Across SoCal Sky Sparking Social Media Debate|url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/streak-light-sky-socal-griffith-observatory-377221121.html|website=NBCLosAngeles|publisher=NBC Universal Media, LLC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212231556/http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/streak-light-sky-socal-griffith-observatory-377221121.html|archive-date=12 December 2016|date=26 April 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Jennewein|first1=Chris|title=Russian Rocket Debris Lights Up Southern Calif. Sky|url=http://timesofsandiego.com/life/2015/12/23/russian-rocket-debris-light-up-southern-calif-sky/|website=Times of San Diego|publisher=Times of San Diego, LLC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601031701/http://timesofsandiego.com/life/2015/12/23/russian-rocket-debris-light-up-southern-calif-sky/|archive-date=1 June 2016|date=23 December 2015|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Blood moon eclipse offers rare astronomical double feature|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-20150927-story.html|website=Chicago Tribune|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226140227/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-20150927-story.html|archive-date=26 February 2017|date=28 September 2015|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=KPCC vs. The Sun: Solar flares, cosmic rays, and a chat with the director of the Griffith Observatory|url=http://www.scpr.org/blogs/news/2012/03/08/5002/kpcc-vs-sun-solar-flares-cosmic-rays-and-chat-dire/|publisher=89.3 KPCC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313214244/http://www.scpr.org/blogs/news/2012/03/08/5002/kpcc-vs-sun-solar-flares-cosmic-rays-and-chat-dire/|archive-date=13 March 2017|date=8 March 2012|url-status=live}}
In 2014 Griffith Observatory had its 80th anniversary and Krupp his 40th as observatory director. At that time, John Ashton of Sunseeker Tours in Long Beach noted, "It's an L.A. treasure. We get more requests to see this than anything." And, then LA City Councilman Tom LaBonge (whose district included the observatory) observed: {{blockquote|There are many, many, many very special public employees, but there's only one Dr. Edwin C. Krupp. Not only does he have the greatest building in the city. He's got the universe.}}
= Archaeoastronomy =
File:Pictographs at the Burro Flats Painted Cave.png in the Simi Hills of Southern California]]
Krupp has a special interest in the impact of astronomy on ancient belief systems, and is an internationally recognized expert on traditional astronomies. He is noted for his many contributions to the field on which he has written extensively, and he has visited, and studied, nearly 2,000 prehistoric, and historic sites around the world.{{cite web|title=Dr. E. C. Krupp|url=http://www.astronomyoutreach.net/index.php?title=Dr._E._C._Krupp|website=AstronomyOutreach|publisher=AstronomyOutreach Network|access-date=6 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306025231/http://www.astronomyoutreach.net/index.php?title=Dr._E._C._Krupp|archive-date=6 March 2017|url-status=live}}
Krupp has traveled around the world for his archaeoastronomy studies. These trips have also taken him to sites close to home such as the Burro Flats pictograph site in the Simi Hills of Southern California, which he first visited in 1979. Over the years, Krupp has made semi-regular trips to that site to conduct solstice observations.{{cite web|last1=Knight|first1=Albert|access-date=7 March 2017|title=Three Chumash-style Pictograph Sites in Fernandeño Territory|url=https://www.scahome.org/publications/proceedings/Proceedings.26Knight.pdf|publisher=Society for California Archaeology|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020172611/https://scahome.org/publications/proceedings/Proceedings.26Knight.pdf|archive-date=20 October 2016|url-status=live}}
Krupp has shared his studies of archaeoastronomy with the general public by including archaeoastronomy topics in Griffith Observatory planetarium programs, writing books and magazine articles,{{cite web|title=The Astronomy of Many Cultures|url=http://nature1st.net/mag/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Franknoi-Books.pdf|publisher=Nature First|access-date=7 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913174911/http://nature1st.net/mag/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Franknoi-Books.pdf|archive-date=13 September 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Fraknoi|first1=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Fraknoi|title=Unheard Voices, Part 1: The Astronomy of Many Cultures|url=http://multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/multicultural|website=Multiverse|publisher=University of California, Berkeley|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416131623/http://multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/multicultural|archive-date=16 April 2016|url-status=live}} appearing in documentary films, and leading tours to archaeological sites that are associated with ancient astronomy.
= Bibliography =
Krupp has written several books for adults and for children. His first two adult books (one being his doctoral dissertation), both derive from the work he did on rich clusters of galaxies while a PhD student at UCLA. His remaining adult books derive from his interests in archaeoastronomy, and contain extensive original research and analysis, while also being educational in nature. They cover astronomy in ancient cultures and the effect of beliefs about the sky on those cultures.{{cite web|last1=Lemberg|first1=David|title=Griffith Observatory – Astronomy and Science Education|url=http://scienceandsociety.net/2009/12/07/griffith-observatory-astronomy-and-science-education/|website=Science and Society|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308213852/http://scienceandsociety.net/2009/12/07/griffith-observatory-astronomy-and-science-education/|archive-date=8 March 2017|date=7 December 2009|url-status=live}}
== Books for adults ==
Books authored, partially authored, and/or edited by Krupp for an adult audience:
== Chapters, forewords, and research papers ==
Krupp has also written full chapters for books edited by other authors, as well as research papers, included in publications of the proceedings of conferences where the papers were presented. Here are some examples
- Time and astronomy at the meeting of two worlds : proceedings of the International Symposium held in April 27 – May, 1992 in Frombork, Poland edited by Stanislaw Iwaniszewski{{cite book|title=Time and astronomy at the meeting of two worlds : proceedings of the International Symposium held in April 27 – May, 1992 in Frombork, Poland|publisher=Online Computer Library Center|df=mdy-all|oclc=215802648}}
- California Girls: Pleiades Traditions in Native California{{cite book|last1=Seline|first1=Helaine|last2=Sun|first2=Xiaochun|title=Astronomy Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Astronomy|date=2000|publisher=Kluwer Academic Publishers|location=Dordrecht, Netherlands|isbn=978-0792363637|page=29}}
- Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy edited by Clive Ruggles,{{cite book|title=Handbook of archaeoastronomy and ethnoastronomy|publisher=Online Computer Library Center|oclc=907931276|bibcode=2015hae..book.....R|year=2015}} Krupp wrote three chapters for this book:{{cite web|title=Springer Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy|url=http://www2.cliveruggles.com/index.php/publications/40-hbae-feature|publisher=Clive Ruggles|access-date=13 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313204223/http://www2.cliveruggles.com/index.php/publications/40-hbae-feature|archive-date=March 13, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
- In Part I, Themes and Issues
- Chapter 5, Astronomy and power
- Chapter 18, Archaeoastronomy concepts in popular culture
- In Part III, Pre-Columbian and indigenous North America
- Chapter 41, Rock Art of the greater southwest
- Cosmology, Calendars, and Horizon-based Astronomy in Ancient Mesoamerica, edited by Anne S. Doud
Susan Milbrath{{cite book|last1=Dowd|first1=Anne S.|last2=Milbrath|first2=Susan|title=Cosmology, Calendars, and Horizon-Based Astronomy in Ancient Mesoamerica|date=2015|publisher=University Press of Colorado|location=Boulder, Colorado|isbn=9781607323785|page=xxv–xxviii}} - Krupp wrote the Foreword for this book,
- Astronomy, Anthropology, and Anthony Aveni
- Krupp has contributed to two books on the work of artist of James Turrell,
- Mapping Spaces : a topological survey of the work by James Turrell{{cite book|title=Mapping Spaces : a topological survey of the work by James Turrell|publisher=Online Computer Library Center|oclc=901256546}}
- Authors: Craig Adcock, E C Krupp, Mario Diacono, James Turrell
- James Turrell: A Retrospective{{cite book|title=James Turrell a retrospective; [Museum of Fine Arts, Houston June 9 – September 22, 2013 ... National Gallery of Australia, Canberra December 12, 2014 – April 6, 2015]|publisher=Online Computer Library Center|oclc=848039279}}
- Authors: Michael Govan, James Turrell, Florian Holzherr, Christine Kim, Carol S Eliel, Alison Lima Greene, E C Krupp, Vivian Sobchack
== Books for children ==
Children themed books, with illustrations by Robin Rector Krupp:
= Magazine/journal articles =
Krupp was once a contributing editor to Sky & Telescope magazine and had a monthly column in that publication.{{cite web|title=Dr. Edwin C. Krupp, Astronomer & Director of Griffith Observatory|website=Guide to the Cosmos on Radio|publisher=Robert L. Piccioni, Ph.D|access-date=10 March 2017|url=http://www.guidetothecosmos.com/radio/radio_show_krupp.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224232422/http://guidetothecosmos.com/radio/radio_show_krupp.html|archive-date=24 December 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Meet the Staff of Sky & Telescope|website=Sky & Telescope|access-date=10 March 2017|url=http://www.skyandtelescope.com/about/meet-the-staff/}} The column was named Rambling Through the Skies and discussed the impact of astronomy on culture. He has also served as the editor of the Griffith Observer, the monthly magazine published by Griffith Observatory's.
Krupp has written many articles on astronomy and culture for the general reader and dozens of research papers. This list is a mere sampling:
= Films =
Krupp has appeared in several documentary films and educational film series. He also has writing credits and scientific advisor credits. These include:
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! scope="col" width="150"| Type ! scope="col" width="110"| Year ! scope="col"| Ed's Role ! scope="col"| Description ! scope="col"| References |
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| Project Universe{{efn|Project Universe was nominated for a local Emmy Award.}}
| PBS Telecourse Series (30 half-hour episodes) | align="center"| 1978 | Presenter/Writer | Introduction to Astronomy | align="center"| |
| Time Travel: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy
| Documentary/Science Fiction | align="center"| 1985 | Cast – Himself | | align="center"| |
| Seasons
| Short Documentary | align="center"| 1987 | Scientific Consultant | | align="center"| |
| Secrets and Mysteries (episode) Stonehenge | Documentary Series | align="center"| 1988 | Cast – Himself | A look at England's Stonehenge, compared to American sites such as Arizona's Casa Grande and Mystery Hill in New Hampshire. | align="center"| |
| The Complete Cosmos
| Short Documentary/Science Fiction Series | align="center"| 1998–1999 | Thanks to Ed Krupp and Griffith Observatory | Guide to the wonders of the universe. | align="center"| |
| Horizon (episode) Atlantis Reborn | Documentary Series | align="center"| 1999 | Cast – Himself | | align="center"| |
| Solarmax
| Short Documentary | align="center"| 2000 | Scientific Advisory Committee | The story of humankind's struggle to understand the sun. | align="center"| |
| The Universe (episode) Constellations (2008) (episode) Stonehenge (2014) (episode) Pyramids (2014) | Documentary Series | align="center"| 2007–2015 | Cast – Himself | Explores many scientific questions and topics about the universe | align="center"| |
| Extreme Universe (episode) Star Gates | Documentary Series | align="center"| 2010 | Cast – Himself | | align="center"| |
| Why We Will Still Be Here on Dec. 21 [2012]
| Panel Discussion | align="center"| 2012 | Panel Member | Sponsored and filmed by SETI, Why the Mayan calendar does not predict the end of the world. |
= Planetarium programs =
Krupp started his career at Griffith Observatory as a planetarium lecturer. As directory of the observatory he has returned to the Samuel Oschin Planetarium at Griffith Observatory as a writer. He has several planetarium show writing credits.
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| Centered in the Universe
| Don Dixon, | Asks fundamental questions about Earth's and humankind's place in the universe. | align="center"|{{cite web|title=Centered in the Universe|url=http://griffithobservatory.org/programs/ciu_credits.html|publisher=Griffith Observatory|access-date=24 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624004447/http://www.griffithobservatory.org/programs/ciu_credits.html|archive-date=24 June 2016|url-status=live}} |
| Time's Up
| Laura Danly, | How time and the universe works and why the Mayan calendar did not predict the end of the world in 2012. |
| Light of the Valkyries{{efn|IMDb classifies Light of the Valkyries as an Animation Short. It is in fact, a planetarium show in the Samuel Oschin Planetarium at Griffith Observatory.{{cite web|title=Light of the Valkyries|url=http://griffithobservatory.org/programs/lotv.html|website=Griffith Observatory|access-date=24 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223015023/http://griffithobservatory.org/programs/lotv.html|archive-date=23 February 2017|url-status=live}}}}
| Laura Danly, | A voyage of Viking cosmology that explores the true nature of the aurora borealis, the northern lights. | align="center"| |
| First Light: The Telescope Changed Everything
| Ed Krupp | How the world changed after Galileo Galilei built the world's finest telescope and pointed it to the sky. |
= Professional affiliations =
Krupp is affiliated with several scientific, astronomical, archaeoastronomical, and educational organizations.
- American Astronomical Society, and its Historical Astronomy Division{{cite web|title=Past Leadership Past Officers|url=https://had.aas.org/leadership/past_leadership|publisher=American Astronomical Society|access-date=12 March 2017}}
- Historical Astronomy Division Vice-Chairman 1983–1985, Chairman 1985–1987
- International Astronomical Union{{cite web|title=Edwin C. Krupp|url=https://www.iau.org/administration/membership/individual/6935/|publisher=International Astronomical Union|access-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928170148/http://www.iau.org/administration/membership/individual/6935/|archive-date=28 September 2015|url-status=live}}
- Member of
- Division C Education, Outreach and Heritage
- Commission C3 History of Astronomy
- Inter-Commission C3-C4 WG Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture
- Past Member of
- Division XII Union-Wide Activities (until 2012)
- Commission 41 History of Astronomy (until 2015)
- Commission 46 Astronomy Education & Development (until 2015)
- Commission 41 WG Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture (2015–2015)
- Commission 41 WG Astronomy and World Heritage (until 2015)
- Committee for Skeptical Inquiry{{cite web|title=CSI Fellows and Staff|url=http://www.csicop.org/about/csi_fellows_and_staff|publisher=Committee for Skeptical Inquiry|access-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131004937/http://www.csicop.org/about/csi_fellows_and_staff|archive-date=31 January 2017|url-status=live}}
- Fellow
- Member of Council for Media Integrity{{cite web|title=Council for Media Integrity|date=January 8, 1997|url=http://www.csicop.org/specialcollections/show/council_for_media_integrity|publisher=Committee for Skeptical Inquiry|access-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110062150/http://www.csicop.org/specialcollections/show/council_for_media_integrity|archive-date=10 November 2016|url-status=live}}
= Awards and honors =
Krupp's writings, and active evangelization of the universe to the public, has resulted in his receiving several awards and honors:
On November 22, 2013 Krupp was presented with the Andrew Gemant Award at a session of the Los Angeles city council, the award citation indicated that Krupp was being recognized for:
- 40 years of outreach and education through extraordinary planetarium shows and programs.
- Award-winning and popular articles, books, exhibits, lectures, public events and television programs.
- Distinguished archaeoastronomical research in which the links between astronomy and ancient culture have been explored.
At the ceremony Catherine O'Riordan, then AIP vice president of Physics Resources said:{{blockquote|Griffith Observatory, where Edwin Krupp has been director for nearly four decades, is the most-visited public observatory in the world. Through telescopes, other public instruments, innovative exhibits, and live astronomical programs, he has brought the heavens to life for millions on the ground.{{cite web|title=LA astronomer Edwin C. Krupp wins AIP's 2013 Andrew Gemant Award|url=http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=41647|website=SpaceRef|publisher=SpaceRef Interactive Inc|access-date=13 March 2017|date=24 September 2013}}}}
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