Hidden No More: Week 5 round-up
…Howard University’s new medical school, where he taught anatomy. Rebecca Crumpler In 1864, Crumpler became the first African American woman to earn an M.D. degree. Her “Book of Medical Discourses,”…
…Howard University’s new medical school, where he taught anatomy. Rebecca Crumpler In 1864, Crumpler became the first African American woman to earn an M.D. degree. Her “Book of Medical Discourses,”…
…NC Dept. of Revenue issued Tax Exemption Certificate Number (6 digits, no dashes or spaces) for verification. If your tax exempt number is valid, sales tax can be removed from…
Ada Lovelace Lovelace wrote the first computer program ever published — instructions for the Analytical Engine, a computer proposed by inventor Charles Babbage, to generate Bernoulli numbers. Margaret Hamilton Hamilton…
JULY 15, 2020 Morehead’s NCSciFest to partner with state community colleges through new five-year, million-dollar initiative CHAPEL HILL, NC – Morehead Planetarium & Science Center has been awarded a $1…
Christine Darden Christine Darden is from Monroe, North Carolina. She was the first African American woman to be awarded a doctorate of science in mechanical engineering. A leader of NASA’s…
…for a new record. Breaking a world record has not been the only challenge the Festival has faced this year. Along with most in-person events and social gatherings across North…
…right now in American history.” Today, the Demo-2 flight crew are making their final preparations for a trip to the ISS, Earth’s own orbiting science laboratory. Demo-2 astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are no strangers to spaceflight, or even launching from United…
…our physical doors have remained closed since March, we have opened new—digital—doors to provide unique opportunities to engage the public with science. Morehead staff, 90% of which are now working…
…Q: What is your name or nickname? A: Jacob Koehler Q: What is your year in school? Major? A: Senior (Class of 2020), History and American Studies major with Music…
…the Pleiades are represented on Durham’s city flag. This star cluster (which has a number of other names, including the “seven sisters”) is located in the constellation Taurus the Bull,…