I am the cat. I can feel the sun. We are one.
The Adventures of Ace Carroway
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4. "MJ" Hegar. "I'm hit, but ... I can still fly," she told them.
Potassium Flare Stars
Barbier and Morguleff observed the star again the next night. The result changed. The potassium emission lines were gone.
The Fermi Paradox
If you get to roll the dice 40 billion times, you're going to score double sixes quite a lot.
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3. Bessie Coleman. "You've never lived till you've flown!"
Keys to the Stars
For Maria Stone, the wall between art and science is naught. There is no boundary. To let her fingers play a familiar tune is to walk among the stars. I met Maria and her husband James at an open mic event, where Maria played piano. Also true is that I met Maria in Grapevine, Texas…
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2. Lilya Litvyak. She was 21 years old for the entirety of her short but spectacular military career.
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1. Cornelia Fort. The year? Fateful 1941.
The Music of the Spheres
Johannes Kepler, his quest, his tortures, and his legacy. Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) discovered the true mathematical shapes (the ellipse) and mathematically described the motions of the planets (faster when nearer to the sun). He wrote about the joy of discovery as he realized that no one else in the world knew what he knew, “I…
The Stapler
The stapler: symbol of fallen heroes and broken dreams. No? Well, you don't know this stapler like I know this stapler. Let me share. Firstly, this stapler is solid. It is made entirely of metal except for the rubber feet. It is rather heavy. It works very well. It was made some time prior to…
