Shirley Ann Jackson
publication date: Monday, November 8, 2004 (part of Round XXIV)
category: 
Science
clue: Surely this physicist couldn't do more to advance her field.
explanation: Jackson was a renowned physicist and president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The first word is a play on her name. more…
solved by: Steve West, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, David Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Scott Horowitz, Megan Baxter, Aaron Fischer, Mihai Rusu, Todd Brotsch, E. M., Christine Marie Doiron, Anna Gregoline, Nadine Russell, Anthony Lewis, Phyllis Joy, Brad Htnck, John Pierpoint, Elizabeth Chesher, and Deirdre DeLay
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