Teacher: Amy Fetters
School: Newtown Middle School, Newton, PA

Excerpt from artist’s Impact Statement: "Cecilia Payne caught my eye because the idea that a fact we take for granted (the sun mainly consisting of hydrogen and helium) used to be so contested intrigued me. Cecilia Payne wrote a PhD thesis on the contents of the stars, arguing that they were made of hydrogen and helium, rather than elements found in the earth’s crust."

Read the artist's Impact Statement.

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