Astronaut presents discussion, scholarship award at Harvey Mudd College

Before the speech, [Rusty Schweickart] said he wanted to give a presentation on what he sees as the "importance" of a great eduction in science, engineering and math and "not the usual kind of thing you hear about." "It is through science that we understand the world around...

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Published inThe Sun
Main Author Woods, Wes
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published San Bernardino, Calif Los Angeles Newspaper Group 05.10.2013
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Edelman, Joshua
Schweickart, Rusty
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Summary:Before the speech, [Rusty Schweickart] said he wanted to give a presentation on what he sees as the "importance" of a great eduction in science, engineering and math and "not the usual kind of thing you hear about." "It is through science that we understand the world around us, and by understanding the world around us, we not only contribute to ourselves, our family, to our communities, etc. you also contribute to the basic development and evolution of humanity," Schweickart said. "Our understanding of the universe and our ability to modify things, not just our behavior, that's an important one, to be compatible with the universe around us. But we're also at a point where we can begin very slightly in our own way to shift the universe." "$10,000 is a lot of money," [Joshua Edelman] said, adding the money would go to his Harvey Mudd College tuition. He wants to go into the fields of "aerospace, flight testing, or to be an astronaut would be a wonderful thing. Wherever it ends up."