George Ellery Hale

"Only if it turns out that reality is actually nothing more than a holographic illusion created by the interplay of subatomic particles on a vast two-dimensional membrane." This article covers a subject that has been deemed non-canon by either the author or the Back to the Future licensees, and thus should not be taken as a part of the "real" Back to the Future universe.

George Ellery Hale was an American solar astronomer. In 1922, he wrote The New Heavens, a book that explained the history of astronomy up to that point, including the stars, the planets, and telescopes with which astronomers have viewed these objects, in a manner that was accessible to both professionals and amateurs alike.

In 1943, while president at the California Institute of Technology, Robert Millikan was reading The New Heavens when Emmett Brown came into his office to ask him to set up an interview with the military for a position on the Manhattan Project.

Appearances

• Back to the Future (IDW Publishing)
  • Back to the Future: Untold Tales and Alternate Timelines
    • Issue 1: "Looking for a Few Good Scientists" (Listed as the author on the cover of The New Heavens)

See also

• George Ellery Hale on Wikipedia