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Nancy Roman

American Scientist

Born: May 16, 1925

Before Problems School Science Women Years

Related authors: Ben Carson Carl Sagan E. O. Wilson George Washington Carver Isaac Asimov Margaret Mead Neil deGrasse Tyson W. Edwards Deming

I still remember asking my high school guidance teacher for permission to take a second year of algebra instead of a fifth year of Latin. She looked down her nose at me and sneered, 'What lady would take mathematics instead of Latin?' Nancy Roman

Teacher Mathematics Me Guidance Remember School Year Down Algebra Latin High Would High School Take Instead Looked She Permission Still Nose Lady Fifth Asking Her Second

I wondered had I really oversold the Hubble. I have to admit that, since, I have been convinced that I didn't. Nancy Roman

Admit Had Since Been Hubble Wondered Really Convinced

My career was quite unusual, so my main advice to someone interested in a career similar to my own is to remain open to change and new opportunities. I like to tell students that the jobs I took after my Ph.D. were not in existence only a few years before. Nancy Roman

Change Opportunities Advice Before Few Own Took Tell Jobs Someone Similar My Own Only Remain Main Open Students New Like Unusual Were Years Existence New Opportunities Quite After Interested Career

The first year I was at NASA, I was only responsible for optical and ultraviolet astronomy. Frankly, there wasn't much else. Nancy Roman

First Year Else Astronomy Frankly Responsible Only NASA Optical Much

You cannot exploit the advantages of getting above the atmosphere unless you are able to get up there reasonably large-sized telescopes and unless you are able to keep these telescopes pointing at one region of the sky for long periods of time to a high degree of accuracy. Nancy Roman

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Many societal problems concern science, such as the energy crisis, genetic alterations of foods. Nancy Roman

Science Problems Energy Crisis Foods Genetic Concern Alteration Many Societal

Just as the lunar landings inspired many young people to consider careers in space and related fields, the solution of the challenging instrumentation problems presented in space science can inspire young people to push beyond the current state of the art. Nancy Roman

Art Science People Inspire Space Problems Young Related State Consider Solution Inspired Push Beyond Instrumentation Current Current State Just Young People Fields Many Challenging Presented Careers

I believe that there will be women astronauts sometime just as there are women airplane pilots. Nancy Roman

Women Will Believe Airplane Astronauts Sometime Pilots Just

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