University Libraries Promotion and Tenure Recognition
Julia Plummer
Professor of Education
Book Title
First Light: The Search for the Edge of the Universe
Book Description
My parents gave me this book when I was starting graduate school in astronomy. It tells human stories of astronomers working at Palomar Observatory investigating our place in the universe. I reflect back on how important those stories of people doing science were to me as I was beginning to understand science as practice. I now appreciate how themes in the stories have found new light in my own career studying how we provide opportunities for children to do astronomy.
Year
2021