Saturday 18 October 2008

Scientist Pin-Ups: Senta's sexy sextant


Senta Osoling learns how to determine latitude by using a sextant in September 1942 at Polytechnic High School, Los Angeles (which is, coincidentally, where my father went to high school). Senta later became a chemist, and is now the Director of National Center for Improving Science Education. Profiled here.

h/t Michael Barton
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8 comments:

  1. Michael D. Barton, FCD31 October 2008 at 20:28

    Do engineers count?
    http://www.nasaimages.org/luna/servlet/detail/nasaNAS~5~5~23125~127269:Kitty-Joyner---Electrical-Engineer

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  2. Michael D. Barton, FCD1 November 2008 at 02:45

    Jane Goodall:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/7230309@N05/2465642788/

    She was such a sweet lady. Very gentle and polite...

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  3. Karen James1 November 2008 at 20:52

    I thought the same thing, Elke, but then I clicked Michael's photo and realized the 'was' referred to the fact that he had met her in person and was reminiscing about that moment. Phew.

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  4. Michael D. Barton, FCD1 November 2008 at 20:53

    Sorry to have made your hearts stop for a minute, not my intention at all.

    Oh, I am sure you has some years to go...

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  5. Michael D. Barton, FCD1 November 2008 at 20:54

    She, not you!

    [time for a nap]

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  6. Karen James1 November 2008 at 20:56

    Nap? What's nap, precious?

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  7. Michael D. Barton, FCD1 November 2008 at 20:57

    Simply stepping away from what I am working on now to work on something else...

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  8. Michael D. Barton, FCD1 November 2008 at 22:19

    Then:
    http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/galdikas.htm

    Now:
    http://www.sfu.ca/aq/archives/may2003/may03_images/mh_orangutang.jpg

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