Thompson, Samantha M.
Phoebe Waterman Haas Astronomy Curator
Thompson, Samantha M.
Phoebe Waterman Haas Astronomy Curator
Positions
- Curator, National Air and Space Museum 2019 -
Background And Education
Education And Training
- Ph.D. in History and Philosophy of Science 2015 - 2019
- M.Sc. in History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science, Medicine, and Technology 2007 - 2008
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Thompson, Samantha M. 2025. "The Carnegie Institution and the Effort to Develop Photoelectronic Instrumentation for Astronomy." Cahiers François Viète, III-19 101-125. https://doi.org/10.4000/1515j. 2025
- Thompson, Samantha M. 2023. "A camera well-travelled, rarely used." Science Museum Group Journal, (20). https://doi.org/10.15180/232004/003. 2023
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Blog Posting
- Margolis, Emily A. and Thompson, Samantha M. 2021. "Remembering Astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt." Air and Space Stories Washington, DC: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Dec 12, 2021. https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/remembering-astronomer-henrietta-swan-leavitt. 2021
Contact
Location
- National Air & Space Museum Academic Department
