Table of Contents
Introduction: Pluto: My Journey from Last to First 3
Chapter 1: Clyde Tombaugh, Qualifying Himself for Astronomy (AND Wright Brothers' Approach)4
Chapter 2: Percival Lowell, Laying the Foundation (AND Ronstadt's Corridor Principle)8
Chapter 3: The Blink of an Eye! (AND Dr. Carl Sagan's "Pale Blue Dot") 12
Chapter 3.5: Venetia Burney, Naming a Planet for Breakfast (AND Pluto's Fun Fractional Birthdays)18
Chapter 3.7: You Just Discovered Pluto, Now What? (AND NASA's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity)22
Chapter 4: James Christy, Honoring Mrs. Christy (AND Cousteau's Life/Aqua-Lung) 26
Chapter 5: Hubble Space Telescope, 5 Moons! (AND Continuous Improvement)29
Chapter 6: Alan Stern, 29-Cent Challenge...Pluto Explored! (AND Rohn's Ant Philosophy)32
Chapter 7: IAU Astronomers, Defining "Planet" (AND the Law of Cause and Effect)36
Chapter 7.5: Science is about Disagreement! (AND Edison's 10,000 Failures)41
Chapter 8: A Heart Bigger Than Texas! (AND Improved Pluto Postage at Last!)44
Chapter 9: New Horizons, Rocking the Solar System (AND Einstein's Exam Fable)49
Chapter 10: Honoring Pioneers! (AND Disney's EPCOT & Carnegie/Hill's Philosophy of Success)56
Chapter 11: Next Goal? Arrokoth and Beyond! (AND Tracy/Ziglar's Goal Setting)60
Chapter 12: Spacecraft Science (AND Two Special Shapes in the World)62
Chapter 13: Success and Bravo! (AND What did New Horizons Pack for Pluto?)65
Chapter 14: Lessons Learned, Kuiper Belt Wisdom (AND Relevant Quotes)66
Giant Glossary/Index: Bold and underlined words are defined and located by page80
Dual Bibliography: Clyde, Pluto, Astronomy (AND Success!)93
Awesome Web Sites for Ongoing Education re: Clyde, Pluto, Astronomy (AND Successful Living)95
Boldly Go! (a beneficial philosophy for both Science Fiction and Science Fact!)97
Author Biography and Gratitude 98