Welcome. [applause] i just realized we did not do a sound check. I love doing book events. We need to keep books alive but thanks to the Simon Foundation for supporting all of our initiatives here and it is with our support to give a shout out and before we introduce our guests the amateur Astronomer Association of new york will be out. And will have the telescope out but the claim is the clouds will clear almost as we finish the last question. And we will do a little q a. I am sure you have heard of our guest. As a bestselling author in superb writer you said your son asked you what you were working on. He said nobody will read that. And of course galileos daughter was a popular book and more so to be knowledge with the Pulitzer Prize nomination is quite an honor. And with that Harvard College observatory. [applause] also as an assistant professor. And to the synchronicity and in their very different perspectives one as an artist do you mind being called a historian . I brought a terr
I just realized we did not do a sound check. I love doing book events. We need to keep books alive but thanks to the Simon Foundation for supporting all of our initiatives here and it is with our support to give a shout out and before we introduce our guests the amateur Astronomer Association of new york will be out. And will have the telescope out but the claim is the clouds will clear almost as we finish the last question. And we will do a little q a. I am sure you have heard of our guest. As a bestselling author in superb writer you said your son asked you what you were working on. He said nobody will read that. And of course galileos daughter was a popular book and more so to be knowledge with the Pulitzer Prize nomination is quite an honor. And with that Harvard College observatory. [applause] also as an assistant professor. And to the synchronicity and in their very different perspectives one as an artist do you mind being called a historian . I brought a terrible thing. I did no
The play Silent Sky describes how Henrietta Swan Leavitt's passion for discovery enabled astronomy to map the sky and, in the process, determine our exact place in the universe. Silent Sky is on stage at the FGCU TheatreLab through February 25, 2024.
In the vast tapestry of scientific discovery, some names shine so brightly that they eclipse others, no matter how significant their contributions. These