Pickering's Harem
In 1886, the Harvard Observatory hired a team of women known as the ‘Harvard Computers.’ According to legend, the director was fed up with his male workers and said his maid could do a better job, so he hired her, along with other women, so he could pay them at a lower wage. They outperformed the men, had more precise calculations, invented new systems for classifying stars, and changed the face of astronomy. Source Source 2
You can read more about these fine ladies by following the source links in red.
Coffee out on the patio this morning, where the temps are expected to rise into the high 70s.
