I enjoyed Dr. Weisenberger’s discussion of the earliest days of Ohio State. I never knew that OSU started out as such a small, barely functioning school, and I appreciated learning about the efforts of the original faculty to set the foundation for the university we have today. I especially enjoyed learning about the connection between Dr. Brzezinski and Mendenhall through their measurements of the Earth’s rotation. As someone who is interested in space and wants to work for NASA, it was exciting to hear about these discoveries and the roles they have played for Ohio State and science. Now that I know about Dr. Brzezinski, who is still at OSU, I am interested in interviewing her for the Short History project.
That would be great. Keep us posted about the potential interview!