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In the Hebrew Bible, Jedidah was the mother of Josiah, the King of Judah. (2 Kings 22:1) She was the wife of king Amon of Judah and a daughter of Adaiah of Boscath, a town in the Kingdom of Judah. Alternate spellings for this Bible character are "Jedida" or "Jeddida". [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Jedidah Isler dreamt of becoming an astrophysicist since she was a young girl, but the odds were against her: At that time, only 18 black women in the United States had ever earned a PhD in a physics-related discipline. In this personal talk, she shares the story of how she became the first black woman to earn a PhD in astrophysics from Yale ...
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Jeddah, alternatively transliterated as Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda, is a port city in Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia, located along the Red Sea coast in the Hejaz region. Jeddah is the commercial center of the country.
In this personal talk, she shares the story of how she became the first black woman to earn a PhD in astrophysics from Yale — and her deep belief in the value of diversity to science and STEM. Jedidah Isler: The Untapped Genius That Could Change Science for the Better | TED.
Life. Amon was the son of King Manasseh of Judah and Meshullemeth, a daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. [5] Although the date is unknown, the Hebrew Bible records that he married Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. [6] Following Manasseh's death, Amon began his reign of Judah at the age of 22, and reigned for two years. [7]
Jedidah Isler. Astrophysicist. JedidahIslerPhD.com @JedidahIslerPhD. TED Speaker. TED Fellow. Jedidah Isler studies blazars — supermassive hyperactive black holes that emit powerful jet streams. They are the universe’s most efficient particle accelerators, transferring energy throughout galaxies. Why you should listen.
