139) Don't let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It's your place in the world; it's your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live. -- Mae Jemison (born 1956), first African-American woman astronaut, physician, chemical engineer, Peace Corps volunteer, professor, owner-operator of a technology firm, BioSentient Corp, whose major product allows for mobile monitoring of the autonomic nervous system (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomic_nervous_system), and founder of The Jemison Group, Inc., a group focusing on integrating understanding of science and technology into daily life. Winner of the 1993 Kilby International Award for outstanding contributions to science, member of the National Women's Hall of Fame, and member of the International Space Hall of Fame. She is also the first real astronaut to appear in any of the Star Trek shows (she appeared as transporter operator Lieutenant Palmer in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Second Chances").
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Date: 2010-04-10 12:20 am (UTC)139) Don't let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It's your place in the world; it's your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live. -- Mae Jemison (born 1956), first African-American woman astronaut, physician, chemical engineer, Peace Corps volunteer, professor, owner-operator of a technology firm, BioSentient Corp, whose major product allows for mobile monitoring of the autonomic nervous system (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomic_nervous_system), and founder of The Jemison Group, Inc., a group focusing on integrating understanding of science and technology into daily life. Winner of the 1993 Kilby International Award for outstanding contributions to science, member of the National Women's Hall of Fame, and member of the International Space Hall of Fame. She is also the first real astronaut to appear in any of the Star Trek shows (she appeared as transporter operator Lieutenant Palmer in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Second Chances").