Comments on: 400,000 Stars

By: gguev

gguev — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 18:42:13 +0000

I’ve recently discovered your podcast and downloaded all the episodes. They are really great and interesting.
Relevant to this specific story, I just found on the Smithsonian Digital Volunteers: Transcription Center a project called Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics DASCH project where you can read and transcribe the writing of these incredible women from the Harvard College Observatory. It is like being a very small part of history!

By: Maureen Greenbaum

Maureen Greenbaum — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 21:59:39 +0000

So glad I found theMemory Palace podcast.
I subscribed to it on iTunes and put it on my iPhone for when I take a walk and on my AudioFlood for when I swim (swimoutlet.com/swiminc).
This episode was great because it spoke about the original computer- people (many woman ) who calculated.
I like it because it talks about computers like the second definition at
http://onelook.com/?w=computer&ls=a
note also Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
Quick definitions from WordNet (computer)

▸ noun: a machine for performing calculations automatically
▸ noun: an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
The episode was so interesting I Googled for more and found
http://www.womanastronomer.com/harvard_computers.htm

By: sartrewasamoron

sartrewasamoron — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 13:23:55 +0000

Thanks for this interesting fact. However interesting this is, the fact remains that the women still served an extremely menial function, simple math, and did not direct or lead the research, they just number crunched as set up by those doing the actual discovery.
Instead of making me excited that women had accomplished something, it saddened me to think that they were still menial labor. Prior to calculators, EVERY student could reliably perform simple mathmatical functions, or they did not graduate from high school.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 18:36:45 +0000

I was listening to it streaming directly from this page, but it is working fine today, so I’m sure it was a fluke on my end. Thanks for checking in.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 14:32:36 +0000

In reply to Dave. How are you listening to it? Via what platform?

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 14:07:38 +0000

Not sure if this is just happening to me, but at the 1:47 mark the episode skips straight to the end. Same thing happens if I try to jump to any point after 1:47.

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By: Jb Smith

Jb Smith — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 09:38:03 +0000

Incredibly well written, beautifully descriptive. This really give s you a sense of space and place.

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steampunkmusic.deviantart.com — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 19:05:22 +0000

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By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 22:08:56 +0000

Thank you. Yours is a podcast to be savoured.

By: Heather Hardison

Heather Hardison — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 20:34:55 +0000

Loved this episode. It made me tear up.

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 03:02:57 +0000

This reminds me of the anecdote I read about in T-Minus: The Race to the Moon, in which the calculations for the early Soviet moon shots were done by women rather than computers. Nothing wrong with their brains; in fact, better than my own in that respect.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:47:40 +0000

Reminds me of William Herschel’s sister Caroline, who was one of the great early charters of the night sky.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 03:06:12 +0000

I’d love to know what that acoustic song was near the end of the episode.

By: Bern Bradley

Bern Bradley — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 06:04:36 +0000

LOVE the show. It aggravates me when it ends with no music, no goodbye no nothing. I’ve heard everyone of them. I was introduced to you by SLATE. As many of these as I’ve heard I STILL get mad at the end because there IS no end and I can’t wait for the next one.

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By: Jocelyn Bennett

Jocelyn Bennett — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 19:59:45 +0000

How have I just discovered this…and by accident?! Truly one of the best podcasts I’ve ever listened to – well written, beautifully presented, unique stories, inspiring.
This was my first episode – I’m now “binge listening”.

Thank you – I’ll be recommending this to everyone I know and supporting you!

By: Casey

Casey — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 19:48:12 +0000

Enjoyed the episode as always, Nate. Thank you.