These systems are strong gravitational wave emitters, which will be detectable by the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), an upcoming European Space Agency space experiment. Her current work specialises in modelling compact binary systems composed of stellar remnants such as white dwarfs and neutron stars in our Galaxy. Valeriya Korol is a gravitational wave astronomer working at the Institute for Gravitational Wave astronomy at the University of Birmingham (UK). Her main research focus is the formation and evolution of galaxies in the nearby Universe, but she is also very passionate about teaching and outreach, and has been involved in several projects both as a volunteer and as invited lecturer in schools and at public events. After three years, she recently joined the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics in Potsdam, Germany. women, people of color) in the scientific field.įollow Quaternion Books on twitter to keep up with their latest offerings and developments! About the AuthorsĮlena Sacchi, astrophysicist, obtained her PhD at Bologna University and then joined the Space Telescope Science Institute as a postdoc. Quaternion Books’ goal is to use authors’ intellectual work to generate value, and the money collected with our sales will be used to fund projects that promote diversity and inclusion in the STEM field.įor instance, we are aiming to invest the proceeds into science scholarships for underrepresented people, distribute funds for summer schools to students from developing countries, and stimulate public discussion on overlooked contributions of minorities (e.g. We find this subject very interesting and in line with what we would like to achieve: She thus became the first woman to be credited for her work in the Flight Research Division. Even then, she knew her work deserved recognition. She understood the importance of having a voice and brought about change by insisting on including her name on papers she co-authored. Katherine Johnson was an expert mathematician who made science history, yet the depth of her work remains unknown to many.
Katherine Johnson was part of a group of bright African-American women that helped NASA become the most successful space agency in the world and bring humankind to the moon.ĭuring her tenure, she worked on every milestone that NASA achieved, including the first American space flight of Alan Shepard in 1961, the first orbital journey of John Glenn in 1962, the Apollo 11 mission, the rescue of the Apollo 13 mission, and the Space Shuttle. At the time, electronic computers were part of a technology still in its infancy, so that “human computers” were often used to complete or check mathematical calculations. An exceptional mathematician, she began working for NASA in the early 1950s, in a field dominated by white males. Katherine Johnson was born in the United States in 1918, a time marked by racial segregation and inequality. In addition, a detailed commentary will be written by astrophysicists from several international institutions across the world in order to help the reader understand the meaning and significance of her calculations (see section ‘About the Authors’, below). The volume includes a new biography of the great scientist enriched by interviews with current and former members of NASA and ESA. Johnson, retyped with new high quality figures and restyled. In our book, The Human Computer - Katherine Johnson’s Story, we present a selection out of the 26 scientific reports written by K. Our first big initiative, which we are funding via Kickstarter, is about the inspiring story and works of Katherine Johnson, the great African-American mathematician who helped NASA make the space program a success. We do this by creating accessible and easy-to-understand educational material to fund initiatives that bring scientific literacy to all, regardless of their educational background. We are a group of enthusiastic people that works with a simple business model: create books to disseminate scientific knowledge and dedicate part of the revenue to fund projects that promote diversity and inclusion in the STEM field. Quaternion Books Science Publication is a start-up with a big dream: increase the global scientific literacy as a mean to support and promote education among the underrepresented.
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