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 Don
Miller grew up on a dairy farm in northern Minnesota.
One evening in October 1957, the adolescent Don was
in the dairy barn teaching a young calf to drink milk
from a pail when the local radio announcer reported
that the Russian Sputnik satellite would be visible
in the northwest sky in the next few minutes. He dropped
the pail of milk, dashed outside in the cool fall air
and gazed into the sky. Don expected to see nothing.
After a couple of minutes the satellite flickered into
view, and he was in shock. It was as if Sir Isaac Newton,
Jules Verne, and Columbus had all collided. His father's
account of the Wright brothers and Charles Lindberg
flights, now raced through his mind like a crazy movie!
From airplanes to space! Was this actually happening?
Was he part of this, or was he dreaming? Don's emotions
ranged from intense fear to elation, realizing that
mankind was about to embark upon an adventure, the likes
of which had never been experienced before. After the
satellite passed from view, Don slowly walked backwards
to the barn in the dark, keeping his eyes fixed on the
spot in the sky where he lost sight of the satellite.
When Don got to the barn, he stood with his back pressed
against the door and for a minute or two and gazed at
that spot in the sky. Don knew one thing for certain;
we would never be the same again! From that moment on
he was hooked. Don teach physics and electronics at
a public high school in Roseau, Minnesota.
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Inertia - Planets - Motion!
Malung Elementary School
The SUN our "Energy Machine!" & SOHO!
Malung Elementary School
Mars Mission - Robotics/Electronics
Roseau High School
ROCKETS - NEWTONS 2ND LAW!!
Roseau Elementary School
Newton's Laws - Liquid Nitrogen - Strobe Lights
Roseau Elementary School
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