Following the formal program, the Fellows were invited to join the presenters at a luncheon in the Library of Congress.
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Ann Druyan, widow of Carl Sagan
(That's Seth MacFarlane and Neil deGrasse Tyson behind us on the left side of the photo)
(Fellow Kathy Hoppe on the right) |
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| Barbara Buckner, Seth MacFarlane, David Thesenga, Me, Britta Culbertson |
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Not an attractive picture of me, but look over my left shoulder.
Yep, that's Bill Nye! |
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| NdGT giving me a hug! I was overwhelmed with emotion! |
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| NdGT with the Fellows |
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| Bill Nye, the Science Guy! (Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill!) |
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| Our luncheon |
We also got to see papers in the Carl Sagan up close!
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| A letter from Carl Sagan to NdGT |
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| Carl Sagan's notes - I love how he used symbols to note the names of planets. |
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| A book that the Library of Congress contends contains the handprint of Galileo. |
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| Me, holding the book that contains the handprint of Galileo. |
Incidentally, these papers belong to the citizens of the United States. So, if you would like to see them in person, you can. You need to get a Reader's Card, which allows you into the Reading Room and then place a request with the Manuscripts division to examine the papers. No special clearance, no special gloves or tools - just you and the papers. Incredibly cool!
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