Cover Photograph — Ninety-three-year-old Saimi Read was one of the few women in her day who studied atomic physics. Saimi’s daughter, Elaine, characterizes her mother as quietly caring. “She makes you feel that she understands you,” Elaine says. “She is lovingly supportive and always puts a positive spin on things. She’s so resilient, probably because she’s a Finn-nothing can floor her!” Copyright © 2007 by Connie Springer, all rights reserved.