Thompson, Samantha M.

Phoebe Waterman Haas Astronomy Curator

Share Profile URI

Co-author Network Map of Science

Send Message

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

Article
- Thompson, Samantha M. 2024. "Dancing Lights: The Use of Television Cameras to Measure and Study Aurorae." Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, 27, (4) 859â€“870. https://doi.org/10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2024.04.10. 2024
- Shindell, Matthew B. and Thompson, Samantha M. 2024. "Museums and the History of Science." Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences, 54, (1) 112â€“114. https://doi.org/10.1525/hsns.2024.54.1.112. 2024
- Thompson, Samantha M. 2023. "A camera well-travelled, rarely used." Science Museum Group Journal, (20). https://doi.org/10.15180/232004/003. 2023
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
Chapter
- Thompson, Samantha M. 2024. "The Moon and the Geocentric Universe." In Lunar: A History of the Moon in Myths, Maps, and Matter. Shindell, Matthew, editor. 40â€“41. Thames and Hudson. 2024
Review
- Thompson, Samantha M. 2022. [Book review] "Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond: The Life of Astronomer Vera Rubin, by Ashley Jean Yeager." Journal for the History of Astronomy, 53, (3), 370â€“372. 2022
- Thompson, Samantha M. 2022. [Book review] "Cosmic Odyssey: How Intrepid Astronomers at Palomar Observatory Changed our View of the Universe, by Linda Schweizer." Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, 25, (4), 815â€“816. https://doi.org/10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2022.04.10. 2022
- Thompson, Samantha M. 2022. [Book review] "Vera Rubin: A Life, by Jacqueline Mitton and Simon Mitton." Journal for the History of Astronomy, 53, (3), 370â€“372. 2022

Contact

Location

National Air & Space Museum Academic Department

Thompson, Samantha M.

Phoebe Waterman Haas Astronomy Curator

Share Profile URI

Thompson, Samantha M.

Phoebe Waterman Haas Astronomy Curator

Positions

Background And Education

Education And Training

Publications

Selected Publications

Article

Blog Posting

Chapter

Review

Contact

Location