Quiet Heroes of Science For my first Extension I have chosen to research about a woman named Annie Jump Cannon. She was a renowned astronomer who lived from 1863-1941. She was a true pioneer for women everywhere and greatly contributed to the field of astronomy. This is an essay about her accomplishments as a Quiet Hero of Science. Annie Jump Cannon was born in Dover Delaware on December 11, 1863. As a young child and throughout her life she was not able to hear as well as other people. Despite
Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Edwin Hubble. These are just a few of the fifty-one names that appear when you google “famous scientists.” Among those fifty-one names, only three are women. What does this say about women in science? At first glance it would seem to imply that women simply aren’t interested or aren’t skilled at science. But this, of course is not true. A similar search that substitutes “famous” for “female” presents a list of brilliant women who were incredibly important
acts from singers and comedians to animal trainers and human marvels. In this paper I will take a look at some of the most intriguing acts I could find. Such acts include celebrities, humans performing incredible feats like surviving being shot by a cannon multiple times or spewing flames, and the so called missing link between man and ape. When looking for some of the more interesting Vaudeville performers one that immediately stuck out to me was that of Painless Parker. Painless Parker or Edgar Parker
Famous People with Physical Disabilities 1. Annie Jump Cannon (1863-1941) Disability: Deaf She was an American astronomer whose cataloging work was instrumental in the development of the star classification. She contributed to astronomy while she worked at the Harvard College Observatory. She classified more stars in a lifetime than anyone else, approximately 500,000. Her career lasted more than 40 years. 2. Wilma Mankiller (1945-2010) Disability: Rare form of muscular dystrophy. She became involved
One of the most notable contributors to the field of astronomy, never actually worked a telescope. The unjust discrimination against women barred one of the most brilliant astronomers of the 20th century from ever actually viewing the stars she was studying. This did not pose a problem however, as Henrietta Swan Leavitt challenged these notions of female inferiority and ineptitude by entering the predominately male field of astrology and excelling. Henrietta Leavitt's prodigious discovery of the