Stepping Into the Past, Peering at the Stars: The Timeless Magic of the Yerkes Observatory Wisconsin's historic Yerkes Observatory reveals a place where Edwin Hubble, Carl Sagan, and many pione...

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Robert Yerkes, b. 5/26/76, is known for the #YerkesDodsonLaw. Earning his PhD @harvard.edu, #Yerkes developed the Alpha/Beta tests for the U.S. Army during WWI. #APA president in 1917, his support for eugenics makes him prominent & problematic in the Hx of #psychology. #ColorfulPsychologists