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Robert R. Gilruth (left), MSC Director, presents President John F. Kennedy with a mounted model of the Apollo spacecraft.

Robert R. Gilruth (left), MSC Director, presents President John F. Kennedy with a mounted model of the Apollo spacecraft.

As NASA returns to lunar exploration, we reflect on the legacy of #NASmember Robert Gilruth, director of NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center during Apollo 11, who helped shape the system that put humans on the Moon. Learn more in his memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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Sim One: A Love and Then-What-Happens Story Sim One: A Love and Then-What-Happens Story - Kindle edition by Ahern, Tom. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Sim One: A Love and Then-What-Happens Story.

What happens after you find the love of your life—and risk losing them? Sim One explores devotion, memory, and heartbreak with honesty and grace. www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVBG5H1H @tomaherndonorcomms #LoveAndLoss #MemoirMonday #BookTwitter #Bereavement #freebooks

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This #DoctorsDay, we remember Maria Iandolo New, who dedicated her career to improving the lives of children with endocrine disorders through earlier diagnosis and better care.

Read her memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u...

#MemoirMonday #NationalDoctorsDay #WomensHistoryMonth

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On World Meteorological Day, we remember Jule Gregory Charney, a pioneer of modern atmospheric science whose work transformed weather prediction.

Explore the early days of numerical weather prediction in his NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday #WorldMetDay

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"Pursuit of scientific progress was invariably far more exciting and rewarding when Tom Donahue was a partner."

A new memoir explores #NASmember Thomas Donahue's contributions to aeronomy, physics, and space and planetary science.

Read here: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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This #WomensHistoryMonth, explore the legacy of #NASmember Mildred Cohn, a pioneering biochemist who overcame barriers to transform her field with her work on enzymes & metabolism and paved the way for women in #biochemistry. Read her memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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#NASmember John Flavell was a preeminent figure in modern developmental psychology—introducing Jean Piaget to American audiences and founding the field of metacognition. Read more about his impact on #psychology in a new memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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#NASmember Patty Jo Watson revolutionized #archaeology with her work on early agriculture and cave sites. A mentor and innovator, she shaped generations of archaeologists and earned the field’s highest honors. Explore her legacy in a new memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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Larada Horner-Miller's Books - Larada Horner-Miller, Author Larada Horner-Miller has written seven books and three cookbooks! Southwestern life featured! Flippo's biography! Hair on Fire is available!

Discover the heart of the Southwest through Larada Horner-Miller’s heartfelt memoirs, poetry, and stories rooted in real lives and warm desert skies.
Books that dance, laugh, and remember.
👉 Explore now: https://laradasbooks.com/
#IndieAuthor #SouthwestStories #MemoirMonday

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#NASmember Eugene P. Kennedy, a giant of 20th‑century #biochemistry, discovered how cells build membranes via the “Kennedy pathway.” His work shaped U.S. science leadership and still guides cell biology research today. Read his NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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Honored that my short piece, ”I Throw Pottery. Would I Throw My Career, Too?” was included in this week‘s #memoirmonday! Thanks @memoirland.bsky.social and @saribotton.bsky.social !

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On #WorldWetlandsDay, we remember #NASmember Tom Phillips, a paleobotanist whose work on ancient peat‑forming wetlands advanced our understanding of wetland ecosystems in deep time. Read more about his quiet but enduring influence: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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Though he has been gone for nearly 30 years, #NASmember Garrett Birkhoff's impact can still be felt in how #mathematics is taught and applied today. Revisit his influence on universal algebra and lattice theory in a newly published NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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Today we honor the 100th birthday of the late #NASmember Richard Easterlin, whose work reshaped #economics by showing that national economic growth does not guarantee greater happiness. Read more about his profound impact in a new NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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Make sure to add Jessica Danger's upcoming memoir, NO HEROIC MEASURES, to your #MemoirMonday reading lists in advance to its May 5th release date!

Preorder NO HEROIC MEASURES right here: buff.ly/kjDWAF5
@susanschulman.bsky.social

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On #NationalBirdDay 🐦, we celebrate #NASmember S. Dillon Ripley, ornithologist, conservationist & visionary Smithsonian leader, remembered for his work to document the birds of the Indian Subcontinent. Explore his soaring biography in a new NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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In many ways, modern weather forecasting begins with #NASmember Norman A. Phillips.

A pioneer of numerical weather prediction, he built the the first successful general circulation model of climate.

Discover his impact in a new NAS memoir: https://ow.ly/honA50XQ6hC #MemoirMonday

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#NASmember William Labov didn’t just influence #linguistics—he reinvented it. He showed that language lives in people, history, and community. Read a new NAS memoir honoring Labov and the birth of sociolinguistics: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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A "towering figure in solid-earth geophysics," #NASmember Adam Dziewonski peered into Earth’s core and mapped our planet like no one before. 🌎 His seismic insights still echo through #geophysics today. Discover his impact in a new NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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An early recipient of the NAS Public Welfare Medal, #NASmember Cleveland Abbe shaped the weather forecasts we check every morning and the time zones that keep our schedules in sync. 🌦️⏰ Discover his story in his NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday #ScienceHistory

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#NASmember Pedro Cuatrecasas devoted himself to improving human health, overseeing the development of 40+ new drugs across his career. Read about his work as a scientific innovator and leader in pharmaceutical discovery in a new memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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It's not #MemoirMonday unless you're reading MY CHINESE AMERICA by Allen Gee! amzn.to/2Ji2iry

@susanschulman.bsky.social

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Today marks the 100th birthday of #NASmember David Hogness. A pioneer of #genomics, he mapped and analyzed eukaryotic DNA and advanced developmental biology by uncovering key genes and their regulatory hierarchies. 🧬 Read his NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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“If you want to find something new, don’t look under a streetlight.” Condensed matter physicist and #NASmember T. H. Geballe lived by this belief, exploring superconductivity and the “maverick” materials that defy convention. Read his memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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November is #LungCancerAwarenessMonth, and we're remembering #NASmember Evarts Ambrose Graham, who performed the first successful lung removal to treat cancer in 1933 and helped show the link between smoking and lung cancer. Read his memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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Don't miss out on listening to NEGATIVE SPACE by @lillydancyger.bsky.social on this #MemoirMonday! buff.ly/0TO3Klk

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Known as the “father of quantum cosmology,” #NASmember James Hartle transformed our understanding of relativistic stars, black holes, and the universe as a quantum system with his seminal work with Stephen Hawking. Read his new NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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Happy #WorldStatisticsDay! 📊 In today's wold, high-quality statistics are more important than ever. Learn how #NASmember William Cochran advanced survey sampling and experimental design, shaping how nations collect reliable data. Read his memoir: https://ow.ly/4NFq50XcPPy #MemoirMonday

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As new Nobel Prizes are announced this week, we remember #NASmember Ralph Steinman, whose discovery of dendritic cells reshaped #immunology. In 2011, he became one of the only people ever posthumously awarded a Nobel Prize. Read his memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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Shoucheng Zhang. Oil on canvas, by Pamela Davis Kivelson (2024)

Shoucheng Zhang. Oil on canvas, by Pamela Davis Kivelson (2024)

In a touching new tribute, #NASmember Shoucheng Zhang is described by his colleagues as "a brilliantly creative and deep physicist, and a widely curious intellectual with an irrepressible joy in exploring all aspects of life." Read more: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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