This post was authored by Stephanie Marcus, Science Reference Librarian in the Science, Technology, and Business Division. Overshadowed by an outbreak of tornadoes in May, the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1. NASA Goddard research meteorologist Scott Braun will present a timely lecture on how NASA is using space-based and airborne measurements to …
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 …
For anyone wanting to explore and needing a good place to start, we have included books, articles, and links. We also included information related to the legislation that moved the railroad from idea to reality.
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. …
This post was authored by Stephanie Marcus, Science Reference Librarian in the Science, Technology, and Business Division. 50 years ago on July 20, 1969, around 530 million of us watched in amazement as first Neil Armstrong and then Buzz Aldrin left the lunar module Eagle and stepped out on the surface of the moon. Michael …
This post was written by Science Reference Specialist Stephanie Marcus. The Science, Technology and Business Division is partnering with NASA Goddard for the thirteenth year of earth and space science lectures. The eight talks will be held in the Mary Pickford Theater in the Library’s James Madison Building. Each will be recorded and available at …
This post was written by Science Reference Specialist Nate Smith. Lately there has been a lot of discussion about the migration of the magnetic north pole. The magnetic north pole is different from the geographic North Pole and is part of the much larger magnetic field of the Earth. Not only do the magnetic poles …
