Son of Wilbur and Mabel (Stutzman) Barnhart. He was educated in the public schools of Indianapolis and at Manchester College where he graduated with a BA in physics and mathematics. Philip did graduate work in astronomy at Indiana University (MA) and Ohio State (PhD). He was appointed to the faculty at Otterbein College in 1959. He was director of the Weitcamp Observatory. Philip was a founding member of the North American Astrophysical Observatory (NAAPO), an organization chartered to save and continue operation of the "Big Ear" Radio Observatory in Delaware OH. He retired from Otterbein in 1995 after a distinguished career in teaching and research. In retirement, he continued his interest in science and in astronomy. His book 'Creative Science', an historical and philosophical survey of scientific discovery, was a culmination of his ideas on how science should be taught and understood. Philip is preceded in death by his wife Esther May (Loxley) Barnhart, his parents, and brothers James and Richard. He is survived by his son, Eric Barnhart, his daughter, Laraine Walker, and daughter-in-law, Donna Harrop; grandchildren Heather Barnhart, Ashley Walker, and Dakota, Cheyenne, and Savannah Crawford; two great- grandchildren.
Son of Wilbur and Mabel (Stutzman) Barnhart. He was educated in the public schools of Indianapolis and at Manchester College where he graduated with a BA in physics and mathematics. Philip did graduate work in astronomy at Indiana University (MA) and Ohio State (PhD). He was appointed to the faculty at Otterbein College in 1959. He was director of the Weitcamp Observatory. Philip was a founding member of the North American Astrophysical Observatory (NAAPO), an organization chartered to save and continue operation of the "Big Ear" Radio Observatory in Delaware OH. He retired from Otterbein in 1995 after a distinguished career in teaching and research. In retirement, he continued his interest in science and in astronomy. His book 'Creative Science', an historical and philosophical survey of scientific discovery, was a culmination of his ideas on how science should be taught and understood. Philip is preceded in death by his wife Esther May (Loxley) Barnhart, his parents, and brothers James and Richard. He is survived by his son, Eric Barnhart, his daughter, Laraine Walker, and daughter-in-law, Donna Harrop; grandchildren Heather Barnhart, Ashley Walker, and Dakota, Cheyenne, and Savannah Crawford; two great- grandchildren.
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