kerry reviewed Grand and Bold Thing by Ann K. Finkbeiner
Review of 'Grand and Bold Thing' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
How often do we hear/read true stories about people who do something because it's the Right Thing To Do?
This is the story of the hardware, software, and people that comprise the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, an attempt to map the characteristics of the universe.
Many of the scientists in this book knew from an early age that they were interested in astronomy, and they acted on that conviction. Several of them worked on the project for free; others sacrificed academic opportunities. The project resulted in a massive amount of publicly available data - how refreshing, in this age of proprietorship, copyrights and litigation to know that collaboration is possible.