Tue. 04/27 - This Famous Actor's Mom Helped Save the Apollo 13 Astronauts
Why the story of aerospace engineer Judith Love Cohen, who helped rescue the Apollo 13 astronauts, is making the rounds again and why we should remember her name. A new ice cube tray-shaped retinal patch that could help restore vision. And the rattlesnake-like jumping worms invading the American midwest.
Links:
Meet Aerospace Engineer Judith Love Cohen (Kottke.Org)
In Memory of Judith Love Cohen: Mother, Wife, Friend, Author, Engineer (USC Viterbi)
Women in the Workplace / Judith Love Cohen : Engineering a Change (LA Times)
Highly Invasive Jumping Worms Have Spread to 15 States (Smithsonian…
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