Happy #femalephysicistfriday!
This week we are highlighting Nergis Mavalvala, an astrophysicist known for her role in the first observation of gravitational waves who has also worked on the development of exotic quantum states of light.
Art by Matteo Farinella
STEM has a diversity problem which creates an issue when someone different shows up to the table. VOTEβ¬οΈ @nakedcapsid @christineliuart β#STEM Needs Diversity & Inclusion: Why It Matters" @sxsw session π
1. Visit https://t.co/BHnDbloK2S
2. Create #PanelPicker acct
3. Click VOTEβ¬οΈ
EULOGY TO A GLACIER: 'Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier...This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening & know what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it.'
https://t.co/RL8g6VwlG1
#STEMcomm#scicomm#ClimateEmergency
50 years ago today, history was made. π
Millions watched their TVs as Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin, & Collins successfully steered their lunar module to a safe landing on the crater dubbed the βSea of Tranquility."
#Apollo50th#GoogleDoodle β https://t.co/X6UxmesM79
The juryβs still out as to whether Neil Armstrong mis-spoke or we are mis-hearing, but no doubt this was β...one small step for (a?) man. One giant leap for mankind.β #Apollo50
This fascinating article @SPACEdotcom sheds some light:
https://t.co/alSSMJEaDB
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The @nytimes front page from the day of the moon landing! π
The main article was written by two-time Pulitzer winner, John Noble Wilford, who took on the space beat for The Times in 1965.
The lede: βMen have landed and walked on the moon.β
#Apollo50th#STEMcomm#scicomm
Excited to be taking our own first steps in the Twitterverse today and what better day to do it than on #Apollo50th?!
#DYK This unique event... was beamed around the world to over 530 million viewers on 20 July 1969 πΊ
#STEMcomm#scicomm#myfirstTweet
Today, America put the big question to rest: We got there first. We landed on the moon with 250 million Americans watching our backs. The truth is: That mission belongs to all of them, and to future generations of Americans who dream to reach the moon once more. #Apollo50th