[ applause ] dont get carried away. Shell get, you know. Now, obviously, i could do this privately and i have, but id like to say a public thank you to terry for her support, which has not only been tangible in support of the series but also personal in her encouragement and advice over the course of many years, including many good topic suggestions and if you are here, you know she was responsible for the beach boys, but others we have enjoyed over the years. Thanks to her suggestion. So, terry, would you please stand up . [ applause ] now, tonights speaker claire l. Evans has achieved notable success both as a musician and as a writer. In the former career, she is the lead singer and cofounder of the conception al pop group yacht and has in fact recently turned from a tour in europe with that group. But it is her second career as an expert in the area of technology that brings her to us tonight. In that regard, she is the former futures editor of mother board and a contributor to vic
M. I. T. And harvard university. Her first book was cured, the people who defeated hiv. Shes written for publications including the new york times, los angeles times, the atlantic, slate, Popular Science an time magazine. In 2016, she published the work thats the basis of her talk tonight titled the rise of the rocket girls, the women who propelled us from missiles to the moon to mars. That work was a best seller and was widely praised by critics including one who described it as immersive, evocative and superbly readable, holts poignant narrative should be required readingment another called it a marvelous book, adding when Neil Armstrong made his giant leap for mankind, there was womenkind in the control room. Its a pleasure indeed to welcome to fredricksburg to the university of Mary Washington and to great lives, nathalia holt. [ applause ] thank you so much. I really appreciate you having me here tonight, and im excited to talk with you about the rocket girls. This is a group of p
Publicly express appreciation to this evening sponsor, Teresa Crawley dds. [applause] dont get carried away. Shell, you know. [laughter] obviously, i could do this privately come and i have, but i would like to say a public thank you to tarry for her sport terry for her support for her advice over the years, including topics. Suggestions, so would you please stand up . Tonight speaker, claire l. Evans, has achieved notable success both as a musician and as a writer. In the former career, she is the lead singer and cofounder of the conceptual pop group yacht and has recently returned from a tour in europe with that group. But it is her second career as an expert in the area of technology that brings her to us tonight. Cannot regard, she is the former future editor of motherboard and a contributor to vice, the guardian, and wired, among other publications. She is, for example, the Founding Editor of terraform, a sciencefiction article. The thing that particularly commends her to our atte
Massachusetts General Hospital and m. I. T. Her first book is called cured, the people who defeated hiv. She has been published in the new york times, Los Angeles Times and time magazine. In 2016 she published the work that is the basic of her talk tonight, entitled rise of the rocket girls the women who propelled us, from missiles to the moon to mars. That work was a bestseller and was widely praised by critics, including one who described it as immersive, evocative, and superbly written. Her narrative should be required reading. Another commented that when Neil Armstrong made his giant leap for mankind, there was womankind in the control room. It is a pleasure to welcome to the university of Mary Washington nathalia holt. [applause] thank you so much. I really appreciate you having me here tonight and i am excited to talk to you about rocket girls. This is a group of pioneers whose careers shaped nasa and really made it what it is today. Before i get into their history, i want to sha
Express appreciation to this evening sponsor, Teresa Crawley dds. [applause] dont get carried away. Shell, you know. [laughter] obviously, i could do this privately come and i have, but i would like to say a public thank to tarry for her sport terry for her support for her advice over the years, including topics. Thanks to her suggestions, so would you please stand up . Tonight speaker, claire l. Evans, has achieved notable success both as a musician and writer. In the former career, she is the lead singer and cofounder of the conceptual pop group yacht and has recently returned from a tour in europe with that group. Career asher second an expert in the area of technology that brings her to us tonight. Cannot regard, she is the former future editor of motherboard and a contributor to vice, the guardian, and wired, among other publications. She is, for example, the Founding Editor of terraform, a sciencefiction article. The thing that particularly commends her to our attention and bring