John A. Hault (b. 1946, d. 2013) was Curator of Edmonton's Queen Elizabeth Planetarium when, in the mid-1970s, he recognized the need for a major science center. He played the major role in developing the project, and served as the first Director of the Edmonton Space Sciences Centre (later called the Odyssium and now the Telus World of Science) when it opened in 1984.
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