Neil M. Maher About Writing Books Articles Essays & Op-Eds Teaching Media Announcements Contact WRITING POPULAR ESSAYS & OP-EDS Biden Needs to Go Big to Rebuild America Yes! Magazine, Op-Ed December 7, 2020 Not Everyone Wanted a Man on the Moon New York Times, Op-Ed July 16, 2019 How Many Times Does a River Have to Burn Before It Matters? New York Times June 22, 2019 The Keys to Ensuring That a Green New Deal Succeeds Washington Post August 7, 2019 From Moon Maids to Astronauts: How Feminists Transformed the Space Race PBS American Experience Summer 2019 Drawing the Political Lines of Apollo PBS American Experience Summer 2019 Raised Fists and Lunar Rockets: Black Activists Demanded the Resources for Space Be Brought Back to Earth PBS American Experience Summer 2019 UPCOMING EVENTS The Rise and Fall of Newark's Beer Industry: An Environmental Historoy Newark Public Library/NJPAC April 4, 2022 (6:00-7:30 pm EST) Neil M. Maher Federated Department of History NJIT—Rutgers University, Newark CONTACT SIGN UP Receive occasional updates on upcoming talks & publications Thank you! First Name Last Name Email Subscribe