Annie Jump Cannon
Annie Jump Cannon was born in Dover, Delaware on December 11, 1863. At a young age Cannon became ill and progressively became deaf. Annie Jump Cannon sees herself as a deaf woman who primarily uses English for communication. Cannon's love for astronomy grew at a young age because of her mother who taught her the constellations, would practice with Cannon. As a young woman Cannon attended Wellesley College where she pursued her interests as a physics major since astronomy was not provided at the time. She later studied at Harvard College Observatory where she worked on classifying stars and discovering variable stars and novae. Cannon created the mnemonic device, "Oh! Be A Fine Girl - Kiss Me!" which is still used by astronomers today to classify stars. Outside of the lab Cannon led a very exciting life full of travel and advocacy. Cannon was part of the National Women's party and was a major advocate for women's suffrage. Academic awards and honors were common occurrences in Cannon's life: she received the Draper Award by the National Academy of Sciences, awards from Oxford, the Nova Medal by the American Association of Variable Stars Observers, and was voted one of the 12 greatest living women in America in 1923. Annie Cannon became the world's expert in stellar classification and the Annie Jump Cannon award is given annually to new astronomers by the American Association of University Women.
The Drink:
Harvard
1 1/2 oz brandy
1 oz sweet vermouth
2 or 3 dashes Angostura bitters
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 2.5
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: "brandy, something sweet, and something non-sweet."
From "Deaf Women" hosted by
Annie Jump Cannon was born in Dover, Delaware on December 11, 1863. At a young age Cannon became ill and progressively became deaf. Annie Jump Cannon sees herself as a deaf woman who primarily uses English for communication. Cannon's love for astronomy grew at a young age because of her mother who taught her the constellations, would practice with Cannon. As a young woman Cannon attended Wellesley College where she pursued her interests as a physics major since astronomy was not provided at the time. She later studied at Harvard College Observatory where she worked on classifying stars and discovering variable stars and novae. Cannon created the mnemonic device, "Oh! Be A Fine Girl - Kiss Me!" which is still used by astronomers today to classify stars. Outside of the lab Cannon led a very exciting life full of travel and advocacy. Cannon was part of the National Women's party and was a major advocate for women's suffrage. Academic awards and honors were common occurrences in Cannon's life: she received the Draper Award by the National Academy of Sciences, awards from Oxford, the Nova Medal by the American Association of Variable Stars Observers, and was voted one of the 12 greatest living women in America in 1923. Annie Cannon became the world's expert in stellar classification and the Annie Jump Cannon award is given annually to new astronomers by the American Association of University Women.
The Drink:
Harvard
1 1/2 oz brandy
1 oz sweet vermouth
2 or 3 dashes Angostura bitters
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 2.5
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: "brandy, something sweet, and something non-sweet."
From "Deaf Women" hosted by
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