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"It took me 20 years to get to the level I should have been hired at, but that doesn't change…
Dr. Joanne Simpson (1923–2010) pores over reams of images of tropical clouds filmed during flights across the tropical Pacific. The…
William Smith discovered that he could identify rock layers by the unique fossils they held. His discovery helped later generations…
Although he lived at a time when people believed in witches and unicorns, Nicolaus Steno established some of the most…
Joanne Simpson became the first woman Ph.D. meteorologist. She also pioneered studies of cloud models, hurricanes, weather modification, and guided…
Few books have altered the course of history — Silent Spring was one of them. The tidal wave of protest…
Using a unique combination of determination, hard work, inspiration, and those freshman physics, Suomi became known as the "father of…
John Martin devoted his career to understanding the basic chemical processes that govern life in the ocean. His famous "iron…
Wernher von Braun's crowning achievement, as head of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, was to direct the mission to land…
