Marie Tharp and the Secret Mountains Beneath the Sea

Marie Tharp and the Secret Mountains Beneath the Sea

This is the sto­ry of Marie Tharp, the geol­o­gist and car­tog­ra­ph­er who helped prove the the­o­ry of con­ti­nen­tal drift and changed geol­o­gy for­ev­er, armed with noth­ing more than sonar read­ings, col­ored pen­cils, and a deter­mi­na­tion to reveal the unseen. The Ear­ly Years: A Qui­et Foun­da­tion Marie Tharp was born on July 30, 1920, in Ypsi­lan­ti, Michi­gan. Her father, William Tharp,

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Jacoba van den Brande: Pioneer of Women’s Education

Jacoba van den Brande: Pioneer of Women’s Education

PODCAST TRANSCRIPTS It’s Flash­card Fri­day here at Math, Sci­ence, His­to­ry, when on Fri­days we post a short lit­tle flash card about some­thing mathy, sci­en­cy, or his­to­ry. I’m your host, Gabrielle Bir­chak, and I’m shar­ing a sto­ry about the life of a remark­able woman who made a pro­found, yet often over­looked, con­tri­bu­tion to math­e­mat­ics and edu­ca­tion: Jaco­ba van den Brande. Though

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Empowering the Next Generation: Irene Duah-Kessie on Rise In STEM

Empowering the Next Generation: Irene Duah-Kessie on Rise In STEM

🔎 Episode Overview In this spe­cial Pod­casthon Week episode of Math Sci­ence His­to­ry, I sit down with Irene Duah-Kessie, the founder and exec­u­tive direc­tor of Rise In STEM (RiseinSTEM.ca). Rise In STEM is a non­prof­it ded­i­cat­ed to cre­at­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties for under­rep­re­sent­ed stu­dents in sci­ence, tech­nol­o­gy, engi­neer­ing, and math­e­mat­ics. Irene shares her inspir­ing jour­ney, the impact of men­tor­ship, and how her

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FLASHCARDS: Lillian Baumbach Jacobs — America’s First Master Plumber

March 16 through 22, 2025 is Fix-A-Leak Week! So, here’s a sto­ry about the life and lega­cy of Lil­lian Baum­bach-Jacobs, an incred­i­ble woman who broke bar­ri­ers in a field dom­i­nat­ed by men. Who was she? And what does she have to do with fix­ing a leak? Lillian’s sto­ry is one of per­se­ver­ance, skill, and a lit­tle bit of unex­pect­ed fame. She

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REPOST: Dr. Roger Arliner Young

REPOST: Dr. Roger Arliner Young

Join me in cel­e­brat­ing Black His­to­ry Month! I always love this month because so many incred­i­ble sto­ries about per­se­ver­ance, ded­i­ca­tion, hard work, grit, human­ism, empa­thy, and bril­liance are shared through­out the entire month, cel­e­brat­ing Black Cul­ture and those noble god­dess­es who are part of the African Amer­i­can cul­ture. This week, I want to intro­duce you to Dr. Roger Arlin­er Young.

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