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Archive: May 2019 (3 Posts)

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Ben Franklin “A Penny sav’d is Twopence clear”

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

For some inexplicable reason, Inside Adams has yet to publish a post on someone who is of interest to both Business and Science – Ben Franklin.  We did publish a post on a school named in his honor, but not on his contribution to the sciences or how he relates to business.  I decided it …

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Planet-Hunting NASA Astrophysicist, Elisa Quintana, to Speak at the Library May 9

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

This post was authored by Stephanie Marcus, Science Reference Librarian in the Science, Technology, and Business Division. The next speaker in the NASA Goddard lecture series, Elisa Quintana, never dreamed of becoming an astrophysicist, but happened to take physics at the University of California, San Diego, and was fortunate to work with Professor Sally Ride. …