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Edward Charles Pickering
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Edward Charles Pickering was an American astronomer and physicist and the older brother of William Henry Pickering. Along with Carl Vogel, Pickering discovered the first spectroscopic binary stars. He
Pickering in the 1880s
Pickering in the 1880s
This portrait was painted in 1911 by Sarah Gooll Putnam and is now part of the Harvard Art Museum.
This portrait was painted in 1911 by Sarah Gooll Putnam and is now part of the Harvard Art Museum.
Pickering at the Fourth Conference International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research at Mount Wilson Observatory, 1910
Pickering at the Fourth Conference International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research at Mount Wilson Observatory, 1910
Pickering and the Harvard Computers, standing in front of Building C at the Harvard College Observatory, 13 May 1913
Pickering and the Harvard Computers, standing in front of Building C at the Harvard College Observatory, 13 May 1913
Harvard Computers
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The Harvard Computers were multiple generations of women working as skilled workers and astronomers to process astronomical data primarily from photographic plates at the Harvard College Observatory i
Edward Charles Pickering
…he "became so exasperated with his male assistant's inefficiency, that even his maid could do a better job of copying and computing". These women, the Harvard Computers (also described as "Pickering's Harem" by the male scientific community at the time), made several important discoveries at HCO. Leavitt's discovery…
The Harvard Computers pictured on the south side of the second floor of the long computing room in 1891.
The Harvard Computers pictured on the south side of the second floor of the long computing room in 1891.
Harvard Computers at work, circa 1890, including Henrietta Swan Leavitt seated, third from left, with magnifying glass (1868–1921), Annie Jump Cannon
Harvard Computers at work, circa 1890, including Henrietta Swan Leavitt seated, third from left, with magnifying glass (1868–1921), Annie Jump Cannon (1863–1941), Williamina Fleming standing, at center (1857–1911), and Antonia Maury (1866–1952)