Stars & Spectra: The Life & Legacy of Charlotte Moore Sitterly (Virtual)

Charlotte Moore Sitterly (1898-1990), an accomplished astrophysicist from East Fallowfield Township, helped transform our understanding of the universe. She played a key role in classifying stars using their spectra and discovered the chemical element technetium in sunlight. In 1949, she became the first woman elected as a foreign associate into the Royal Astronomical Society of Great Britain.

Join us on Thursday, March 12th to learn about Sitterly’s early years in Chester County and her remarkable scientific legacy. Princeton Astrophysics PhD Candidate, Jacob Nibauer, will also be joining us to share how Sitterly’s work continues to shape the field of astronomy today.

Admission is Pay as You Wish! Your donation is greatly appreciated. All proceeds benefit the development of future programming and the preservation of the History Center and its collections. The History Center is home to over 750,000 manuscripts, 100,000 photographs, and 70,000 artifacts. Your donation helps us to preserve and share those resources.

This virtual event will be recorded, and a link to the recording will be emailed to all registrants.