Astronomy
The astronomy category includes following disciplines: ​​
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Astrophysics
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Cosmology
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Space Exploration
Leslie Peltier (1900-1980)
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Image Source: The American Association of Variable Star Astronomers
Born: January 2, 1900 in Delphos, Ohio
Died: 1980
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Astronomer who was known for making over 132,000 observations of stars over the course of his career.
Learn More:
Online Articles:
"Leslie Peltier: The World's Greatest Amateur Astronomer." The American Association of Variable Star Astronomers, www.aavso.org/leslie-peltier-worlds-greatest-amateur-astronomer.
"Leslie C. Peltier." The American Association of Variable Star Astronomers, www.aavso.org/leslie-c-peltier.
Video:
Leslie Peltier Astronomer Archive Film. YouTube, uploaded by Jordan Ragsdale, 13 Mar., 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBaJ40jhooM.
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Books:
Peltier, Leslie C.. Starlight Nights: The Adventures of a Star-gazer. United States, Sky Publishing, 1999. (Originally published in 1965).
Peltier, Leslie C.. Guideposts to the Stars: Exploring the Skies Throughout the Year. United Kingdom, Macmillan Company, 1972.
Historical Marker:
"5-81 Leslie C. Peltier." Remarkable Ohio, https://remarkableohio.org/marker/5-81-leslie-c-peltier/.
Albert Cornelius Antoine (1925-2017)
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Image Source: The Case Western Reserve University
Born: January 14, 1925 in New York, New York
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Died: August 11, 2017
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Antoine conducted his research at NASA Glenn (formerly Lewis) Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. ​
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Online Articles:
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Evans, Justin. "Antoine, Albert Cornelius." Case Western Reserve University, https://case.edu/ech/articles/a/antoine-albert-cornelius.
Arrighi, Robert S. "Chemist Provides Over 40 Years of Contributions to NASA Research." NASA, 16 Jan. 2023, www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/glenn/chemist-provides-over-40-years-of-contributions-to-nasa-research/.
"Albert Antoine." The History Makers, www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/albert-antoine-38. ​
Rita Rapp (1928-1989)​
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Image Source: Wikipedia
Born: June 25, 1928 in Piqua, Ohio
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Died: July 12, 1989
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Physiologist who made innovations that changed the way astronauts eat in space.
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Learn More:
Online Articles:
Sanders, Matthew. "The Woman Who Got Real Food to Space." Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, 9 Apr. 2018, https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/woman-who-got-real-food-space.
George, Alice. "Rita Rapp Fed America’s Space Travelers." Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2019, www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/rita-rapp-fed-americas-space-travelers-180971801/.
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Interactive:
"Cooking for space." Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, www.airandspace.si.edu/amp-stories/rita-rapp/. ​
Annie Easley (1933-2011)
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Image Source: The New York Times
Born: 1933 in Birmingham, Alabama
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Died: June 25, 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio
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African-American woman that was human computer and later programmer at NASA Glenn Research Center.
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Learn More:
Online Articles:
"Annie Easley." NASA, https://www.nasa.gov/people/annie-easley/.
Mcintyre, Michael. "Annie Easley of NASA Glenn was a human 'computer' like those in 'Hidden Figures' (photos)." Cleveland.com, 26 Feb. 2017, www.cleveland.com/tipoff/2017/02/annie_easley_of_nasa_glenn_a_h.html.
Samorodnitsky, Dan. "Meet Annie Easley, the barrier-breaking mathematician who helped us explore the solar system." Massive Science, 26 Nov. 2018, https://massivesci.com/articles/annie-easley-facts-stem-mathematician-nasa-scientist-discrimination/.
"Annie Easley." American Institute of Physics, 23 Apr. 2018, https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/Online/5943/Annie-Easley.
Books:
Eboch, M. M., and Elena Bia. Women In Science and Technology - Annie Easley. Rourke Publishing Company, 2019.​
Arthur B.C. Walker (1936-2001)
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Image Source: BlackPast.org
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Born: August 24, 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio
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Died: April 29, 2001
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​African-American astrophysicist who developed instruments that studied solar coronas and other phenomena at extreme-UV wavelengths.
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Online Articles:
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"Arthur B. C. Walker." Physics Today, 24 Aug. 2018, https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.6.6.20180824a.
"About Arthur B.C. Walker II." Astronomical Society of the Pacific, https://astrosociety.org/who-we-are/awards/arthur-bc-walker-ii-award.html/title/about-arthur-b-c-walker-ii.
Petrosian, V. (2001). Arthur B. C. Walker (1936–2001). Bulletin of the AAS, 33(4). https://baas.aas.org/pub/arthur-b-c-walker-1936-2001.
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“February 22, 2024 – Dr. Arthur B. C. Walker, Jr.” National Society of Black Physicists Blog, Administrator, 22 Feb. 2024, https://nsbp.org/blogpost/2109522/498149/February-22-2024--Dr-Arthur-B-C-Walker-Jr.
George Robert Carruthers (1939-2020)​​​​​​
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Image Source: The Grainger College of Engineering​​​
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Born: October 1, 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio
Died: December 26, 2020
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Engineer, inventor of the Far Ultraviolet Electrographic Camera, which was used on the Apollo 16 mission. Also developed instruments that were used in several space shuttle missions. Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2003 and was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation in 2011.
Learn More:
Online Articles:
DeVorkin, David H. "George Robert Carruthers: Astronautical Engineer and Astronomer." Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, 8 Jan. 2021, https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/george-carruthers-astronautical-engineer-astronomer.
Hatfield, Miles. "NASA Names Mission in Honor of Dr. George R. Carruthers, Visionary Behind First Moon-Based Telescope." NASA, 2 Dec. 2022, www.nasa.gov/general/nasa-names-mission-in-honor-of-dr-george-r-carruthers-visionary-behind-first-moon-based-telescope/.
Lea, Robert. "NASA renames space observatory in honor of moon telescope visionary George Carruthers." Space.com, 30 Jan. 2023, www.space.com/nasa-geocorona-mission-honor-george-carruthers.
"George Carruthers." Lemelson-MIT, https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/george-carruthers.
"George R. Carruthers." National Inventors Hall of Fame, www.invent.org/inductees/george-r-carruthers.
"Remembering Dr. George Carruthers." Space Center Houston, 29 Dec. 2020, https://spacecenter.org/remembering-dr-george-carruthers/.
Video:
Commemorating George Carruthers and Apollo 16. YouTube, uploaded by U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, 7 June 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKeOOAolQoc.
Ronald Parise (1951-2008)
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Image Source: Wikipedia
Born: May 24, 1951 in Warren, Ohio
Died: May 9, 2008 in Burtonsville, Maryland
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Astronaut who served as a payload specialist on two Space Shuttle missions: STS-35 and STS-67. Brought amateur radio equipment on these missions to communicate with people back on Earth. Also did research on star evolution that resulted in multiple publications.
Learn More:
Online Articles:
"Ronald A. Parise." NASA, 3 May 2017, www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/parise.pdf.
Gull, Theodore R. "Obituary: Ronald A. Parise, 1951-2008." Bulletin of the Astronomical Society, vol. 41, Jan. 2009, p. 573, https://doi.org/https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009BAAS...41..573.
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Historical Marker:
"37-78 Ronald A. Parise, Ph.D.- Astronaut/Scientist." Remarkable Ohio, https://remarkableohio.org/marker/37-78-ronald-a-parise-ph-d-astronaut-scientist/.
Olga D. González-Sanabria
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Image Source: Wikipedia
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Olga D. González-Sanabria was the first Latina executive at NASA Glenn Research Center. Prior to this, she did research at the center pertaining to nickel-hydrogen batteries. ​
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Learn More:
Online Articles:
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"Meet Olga D. González-Sanabria." Society of Women Engineers, 11 Oct. 2021, https://alltogether.swe.org/2021/10/meet-olga-d-gonzalez-sanabria/.
Westfall, Ilona. "Cleveland Inventions: Olga Gonzalez-Sanabria Reflects on 32 Years At NASA." Cleveland Magazine, 1 Dec. 2021, https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/articles/cleveland-inventions-olga-gonzalez-sanabria-reflects-on-32-years-at-nasa.
González-Sanabria, Olga. “Olga Gonzalez-Sanabria.” NASA, 5 Mar. 2024, www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/glenn/olga-gonzalez-sanabria/.
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González-Sanabria, Olga D. González-Sanabria Bios. NASA, Feb. 2024, www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/gonzalez-sanabria-bios.pdf?emrc=a72db5.
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Arrighi, Robert. "Olga Gonzalez-Sanabria." NASA Glenn Research Center, 13 Nov. 2023, https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/glenn-history/hall-of-fame/biographies/olga-gonzalez-sanabria/ *
*Contains three links to other sources towards the bottom of the article, but only the second link works.
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