From The High Frontier to Astronomical Dialogues Between a Gentleman and a Lady and Science from Your Airplane Window: a few new titles available at NBLA! This post highlights exciting new acquisitions and discusses how and why we collect books: aip.org/history-progra…

'The clincher, however, was the total eclipse of June 8, 1918.' In this oral history excerpt, astronomer Lawrence Aller (1913-2003), reflects on how witnessing the total #solareclipse in 1918 sparked his interest in astronomy. buff.ly/4aiZl4B

In this oral history, astronomer Evald Mustel explains how he ended up being inspired to join an amateur astronomy society in Moscow after hearing lecture on eclipses on the day of a partial #solareclipse , introducing him to the astronomy community. buff.ly/43KjZZ0

The big day is here in North America - #SolarEclipse2024 ! To celebrate, we've curated this guide with info about today's eclipse as well as historical images, videos, oral histories, and books from our collections. In totality and partiality, enjoy! buff.ly/49ES91T

'I think what I liked about the eclipse in particular wasn’t so much seeing it but the fact that you could predict it.' In this oral history, astronomer Brian Marsden reflects on how witnessing a #solareclipse as a child sparked his interest in astronomy. buff.ly/49rmZL7

'Then at the last minute, the clouds parted and allowed us to see totality.' In this oral history excerpt, astronomer Shepard S. Doeleman reflects on how witnessing the total #solareclipse in 1979 sparked his interest in astronomy. buff.ly/3J20nWV

Viewing a #solareclipse can be a lifechanging experience, as the physicists in these new oral history excerpts express. We're looking forward to the April 8th eclipse in North America. Do you have eclipse memories that sparked your interest in science? buff.ly/4aIm89M

Sparks viewed endwise, possibly from a Van de Graaff generator. They are leaping some 20 feet from one terminal to the other and striking the rim of the two-porthole #ArchivesHastagParty #ArchivesSnapshot buff.ly/4a5L7Uz

Peter Rentzepis with lab apparatus used for measuring picosecond laser pulses. The camera records fluorescing pulse and the resulting photograph is used to measure pulse length #ArchivesHashtagParty #ArchivesSnapshot buff.ly/4a0K7Ba

Richard McCrosky posing outdoors with Baker Super Schmidt Meteor camera. #ArchivesHashtagParty #ArchivesSnapshot buff.ly/3TOifL9

Isidor Isaac Rabi with a camera. #ArchivesHashtagParty #ArchivesSnapshot buff.ly/4ctB6SY

The total solar eclipse on Monday April 8, 2024 is almost upon us, learn about the history of solar eclipse expeditions in our new blog post! aip.org/history-progra…

From The High Frontier to Astronomical Dialogues Between a Gentleman and a Lady and Science from Your Airplane Window: a few new titles available at NBLA! This post highlights exciting new acquisitions and discusses how and why we collect books: aip.org/history-progra…

'It was a very exciting place because of the #physics ,' astronomer Vera Rubin recalled of her graduate studies Cornell University in this 1969 #OralHistory . There, she studied under names like Richard Feynman, Hans Bethe, and Martha Stahr Carpenter. #WHM youtu.be/xenpyjMNngI?si…

Educators! 📣 From Émilie du Châtelet and Laura Bassi to women's colleges and the Manhattan Project, celebrate #WomenInSTEM with your class this #WomensHistoryMonth using our collection of free teaching guides: aip.org/history-progra…

I have to admit, Eunice Foote does deserve to be better known #WomensHistoryMonth

This #WomensHistoryMonth , learn the story of the once-forgotten climate scientist, activist, and inventor, Eunice Foote, with help from the #InitialConditions podcast and Sir Roland Jackson (@rolandjackson in blue...).

🎧 Listen here: aip.org/initialconditi…

Spring is a season of anticipation for us, not only for warmer weather but also for the arrival of SPS National interns! Please enjoy these reflections of former interns who worked on teaching guides with us and have since gone on to do wonderful things. aip.org/history-progra…

What can conferences do for your academic and professional career? For Spelman Physics' Marta Dark McNeese, at @NSBPinc: 'I met other graduate students and developed a support network, people that I still keep in touch with today.'

🎧 Listen here: youtu.be/VZ8H1MuFFFQ?si…

'As scientists, we are obliged to use all our technological power and our #physics and mathematical abilities to explore the universe we live in,' says Marcela Carena, Head of Theoretical Physics Fermilab in this 2021 #OralHistory clip. #WHM youtu.be/laZDKjHqWyo?si…