Overholt, JohnHyry, ThomasEze, Anne-MarieMcGinnis, CarieHaegert, Mary2021-04-212019-04Overholt, John, Thomas Hyry, Anne-Marie Eze, Carie McGinnis, and Mary Haegert. 2019. "Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Apollo 11 at Fifty." Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, Houghton Library. Published for the exhibition Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Apollo 11 at Fifty at the Houghton Library.https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37367358A commemorative catalogue for the exhibition Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Apollo 11 at Fifty, which ran from April 29 to August 3, 2019, at Houghton Library at Harvard University. The catalogue focuses only on items loaned to Houghton for the exhibition by an anonymous donor, who co-sponsored the exhibition, contributed to the renovation of the Houghton Reading Room in 2020, and donated to the library a new display case named for astrologer Nicolaus Copernicus.The story of Apollo 11 is fascinating because it involves so many interconnected developments in the history of math and science, engineering and technology, and travel and exploration, driven by both peaceful inquiry and military necessity. This exhibition highlights these connections using rare and important objects, including many carried by the astronauts during their trip to the moon, to animate the stories that made astronaut Neil Armstrong’s “small step” possible.en-USMonograph or Book2021-04-21