Ohio STEM History
Bonus content relating to Ohio STEM History.
Hopewell Earthworks
Online Articles:
"Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks." UNESCO World Heritage Convention, 2023, https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1689/.
Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, https://hopewellearthworks.org/.
Warren, Rich. "Inside the secret world of the Hopewell Mounds—our newest World Heritage site." National Geographic, 20 Nov. 2023, www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/how-visit-ohio-first-world-heritage-site-hopewell-mounds.
Video:
Ohio History Connection (Youtube). “Ohio's First UNESCO World Heritage Site: Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks”. Run Time: 5 min 53 s. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7G-TJLtLgQ.
Hopewell Culture
Online Articles:
"Hopewell culture". Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 May. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hopewell-culture.
Jarus, Owen. "Hopewell Culture: Moundbuilders of the Midwest." Live Science, 29 Apr. 2017, www.livescience.com/58897-hopewell-culture.html.
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Dunkleosteus Fossil
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Raponi, Richard. "Dunkleosteus." Cleveland Historical , https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/728.
"‘Chunky dunk?’ Cleveland’s prehistoric sea monster may have been shorter, stouter, than once believed." The Daily, Case Western Reserve University, 9 Mar. 2023, https://thedaily.case.edu/chunky-dunk-clevelands-prehistoric-sea-monster-may-have-been-shorter-stouter-than-once-believed/.
"Dunkleosteus Terrelli: Terror of the Devonian Period." Ohio Department of Natural Resources, ohiodnr.gov/discover-and-learn/safety-conservation/about-ODNR/geologic-survey/educational-resources/dunkleosteus-fossil.
Video:
WKYC Channel 3 (Youtube). “The dunkleosteus debate is a fish story 360 million years in the making”. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U01bpmBDoaI. Run Time: 2 min 37 s.
Historical Marker:
"12-47 Jay Terrell and his “Terrible Fish”." Remarkable Ohio, https://remarkableohio.org/marker/12-47-jay-terrell-and-his-terrible-fish/.
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First Women to Reach the South Pole
Online Articles:
"Celebrating Lois Jones’ 50-year legacy in polar research." The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences, 11 Oct. 2019, https://artsandsciences.osu.edu/news/celebrating-lois-jones-50-year-legacy-polar-research.
Lucibella, Michael. "When Women Reached the Ice." The Antarctic Sun, United States Antarctic Program, 14 Oct. 2019, https://antarcticsun.usap.gov/features/4406/.
Gibson, Emily K. "One giant leap for womankind: Women at the South Pole." National Science Foundation, 8 Mar. 2021, https://new.nsf.gov/science-matters/one-giant-leap-womankind-women-south-pole.
"Lois M. Jones Award for Science Access, Engagement and Communication." Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, https://byrd.osu.edu/awards/lois-m-jones-award.
"Lois Jones, Geochemistry; Eileen McSaveney, Geology; Kay Lindsay, Entomologist; Terry Lee Tickhil, Chemistry." The Ohio State University Office of Research, 1 Nov. 2019, https://research.osu.edu/lois-jones-eileen-mcsaveney-kay-lindsay-and-terry-lee-tickhil.
Emmanouilidou, Lydia, and María E. Romero. "'Hi, I Want a Job in Antarctica': Meet the First Female Researchers to Blaze the Path." The World, 20 May 2019, theworld.org/stories/2019/05/20/terry-tickhill-terrell-one-first-us-women-go-antarctica.
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NASA Glenn Research Center
Online Articles:
"Glenn Research Center." NASA, www.nasa.gov/glenn/.
"Glenn History." NASA, www.nasa.gov/glenn/history/.
"10 Things To Know About NASA’s Glenn Research Center." NASA, www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ps-03357-ten-things-062723-508.pdf.
"Neil Armstrong Test Facility." NASA, www.nasa.gov/neil-armstrong-test-facility/.
Videos:
News 5 Cleveland (Youtube). “The quiet economic engine that is Cleveland's NASA Glenn Research Center”. Run Time: 3 min. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML4uFype0iU.
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The Dayton Project
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Online Articles:
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"Dayton, OH." Atomic Heritage Foundation, https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/location/dayton-oh/.
"The Dayton Project, 1943-1945." U.S. Department of Energy, www.osti.gov/opennet/manhattan-project-history/Places/Other/dayton.html.
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Book:
Thomas, Linda Carrick. Polonium in the Playhouse: The Manhattan Project's Secret Chemistry Work in Dayton, Ohio. United States, Ohio State University Press, 2017.
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Rendville, Ohio
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Online Articles: ​
Perez, Kristopher. "Learning From the Past: The Story of Rendville, Ohio." WOUB, 15 Nov. 2018, https://woub.org/2018/11/15/learning-from-the-past-the-story-of-rendville-ohio/.
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Morris, Conor. "Small-town Rendville seeks help preserving its history." The Athens News, 22 Jan. 2020, www.athensnews.com/news/local/small-town-rendville-seeks-help-preserving-its-history/article_a4913e12-3931-11ea-b1e7-cfc1d64b8d63.html. ​
Bowman, Sis. "Rendville has unique history as a coal town." Zainesville Times Recorder, 4 Oct. 2015, www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/story/news/local/2015/10/04/rendville-unique-history-coal-town/73229438/.
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Templeton, Mike. "Rendville, Ohio: A Singular Portrait of a Small Appalachian Town." Urban Appalachian Community Coalition, 5 Mar. 2022, https://uacvoice.org/2022/03/rendville-ohio-a-singular-portrait-of-a-small-appalachian-town-by-mike-templeton/.
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Historical Marker:
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"11-64 Rendville, Breaking the Color Barrier." Remarkable Ohio, https://remarkableohio.org/marker/11-64-rendville-breaking-the-color-barrier/.
​Historical Society:
"About Us." Rendville Historic Preservation Society, https://rendvillehistory.org/about-3/.
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