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oh, I like this idea! I'd be happy to take on more stories like this for our display..!
thanks all for the ideas so far. great stuff.
AD
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Alissa Daniels, Science Program Manager/Senior Educator
Boston Children's Museum
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"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but "That's funny..." " --Isaac Asimov
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From: Informal Science Education Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nina Simon
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Subject: Re: famous firsts
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I'd be interested in how many of us have had "non-famous" firsts of
this kind. I have a close friend, a high school math teacher, who was
told by HER high school advisor to consider something "a little
easier, honey" when she expressed an interest in going to an
engineering university. Thankfully, she didn't listen. But this
didn't happen in the 1800s... it was the 1990s.
I imagine that the high school advisor in question might still be
visiting museums with his family. It would be great to have some of
these contemporary everyday stories included so people don't think all
the firsts are historical!
Nina
Nina Simon
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On Dec 17, 2008, at 10:16 AM, Tammy West wrote:
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> I'm not sure if my previous post made it through so I'm sent it
> again, my apologies if this is a re-posting
>
> Betty Snyder Holberton, Jean Jennings Bartik, Kathleen McNulty
> Mauchly Antonelli, Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer, Ruth Lichterman
> Teitelbaum and Frances Bilas Spence belong in our history books and
> computer courses, "Not only did they program the first modern
> computer, some devoted decades to making programming easier and more
> accessible for all who followed."
> They programmed ENIAC to perform a ballistics trajectory, a
> differential calculus equation important to the WWII effort, and
> they succeeded brilliantly. When the ENIAC was unveiled to the
> public on February 14, 1946, their program captured the imagination
> of the press and made headlines across the country. Afterwards, the
> ENIAC became a legendary machine and its engineers (all men) became
> famous.
>
> Find out more about these ladies at http://eniacprogrammers.org
> BTW- They are needing donations to help produce a documentary about
> these ladies if you are interested in helping let the world know.
>
> Tammy West
> Wildwood Studios LLC
> www.thewildwoodstudios.com
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>
> On Dec 17, 2008, at 11:08 AM, Wendy Derjue-Holzer wrote:
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> Also in a local to Boston vein, Louis Latimer was a black inventor
> born in Chelsea in 1848. Among other things, he invented a good way
> to manufacture the carbon filaments in light bulbs. More info is
> available on the web. I only know of him through a recent contact
> with the "Louis Latimer Society" in Chelsea which does out of school
> work with Chelsea youth. Alissa, let me know if you want to check in
> with the Latimer society.
> -Wendy
>
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> Wendy Derjue-Holzer
> Assistant Director of School and Teacher Programs
> Harvard Museum of Natural History
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