Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin | revolutionary astronomer & unsung hero

wonder | wander | world kicks off Women's History Month with this homage to unsung hero, revolutionary astronomer, wonder woman - Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin.

While accepting the Henry Norris Russell Prize from the American Astronomical Society, she spoke of her lifelong passion for research.

"The reward of the young scientist is the emotional thrill of being the first person in the history of the world to see something or understand something. Nothing can compare with that experience [...] The reward of the old scientist is the sense of having seen a vague sketch grow into a masterly landscape."

Jeremy Knowles, discussing the complete lack of recognition Cecilia Payne gets, even today, for her revolutionary discovery [via aliterate].