Legacy

Thomas Peter Bennett, a Florida native and graduate of Florida State University, received his Ph.D. from Rockefeller University. He was an assistant professor at Harvard, served as professor and chairman of biological sciences at Florida State University and then as special assistant to the president, before beginning museum work as president of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1976-86). He then served as professor and director of the University of Florida's Museum of Natural History (1986-96), as president of Science Service and publisher of Science News (1996-98), and as executive director of the South Florida Museum (1998-2002). The author of many science, history and education articles, several science textbooks, and poetry anthologies, Bennett resides in Bradenton with his wife Gudrun, pursues academic and museum interests, and writes.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 AcknowledgmentsChapter 3 1 Early Years: Places and PeopleChapter 4 2 Montague Tallant and the Future MuseumChapter 5 3 De Soto and Museum OriginsChapter 6 4 The Manatee County MuseumChapter 7 5 Founding and Opening the South Florida MuseumChapter 8 6 The Museum's First YearChapter 9 7 1949: "Baby" at the MuseumChapter 10 8 "The Little Museum Just Ran on Its Own. . ."Chapter 11 9 New Facilities for the South Florida MuseumChapter 12 10 Museum's Progress and Dedication of New FacilitiesChapter 13 11 The Museum OpensChapter 14 12 "From Stone Age to Space Age"Chapter 15 13 Laser Fantasies and a Spanish PlazaChapter 16 14 Transition, 1982-1987Chapter 17 15 New BeginningsChapter 18 16 Strengthening the LegacyChapter 19 17 Strengthening the Legacy ContinuesChapter 20 18 Continuing Epilogue. . .Chapter 21 Abbreviations and SynonymsChapter 22 Illustrations: List and CreditsChapter 23 Selected BibliographyChapter 24 IndexChapter 25 About the Author

Anticipated…