Last week, when Jan Weisenberger came in and talked about different all the different faculty with their accomplishments, blew me away. No matter how big or small an innovation was, Ohio States’ accomplishments have really shaped the way life is today. From its very origin to even today. The two stories that stood out to me were first the women’s research trip to Antarctica. I never knew about that and the fact that there was so much pressure on the women to succeed was insane. If they messed up then this could have hurt women scientists and researchers’ reputations and could have lost respect due to women being looked down on. I also was surprised by the fact that students and faculty from Ohio State came up with the way drum sticks are able to keep their ice cream from leaking through the cone. By adding hard shell chocolate in the inside to create a seal, it tremendously helped the drum stick company.
Two very different stories, but I agree they are interesting in their own way.