claim: Hannah and Her Sisters' last scene takes place at a Thanksgiving dinner.
evidence: William M. Kaula -LRB- May 19 , 1926 -- April 1 , 2000 -RRB- was an Australian-born American geophysicist and professor at the University of California , Los Angeles .. Kaula was most notable for his contributions to geodesy , including using early earth satellites to produce gravity maps of Earth .. geodesy. geodesy. He was a participant in several NASA missions , as a team leader on Apollos 15 , 16 and 17 .. The National Academies Press called Kaula `` the father of space-based geodesy '' .. geodesy. geodesy. National Academies Press. National Academies Press. The Los Angeles Times called him `` one of the leading planetary physicists of the last four decades '' .. Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. He was a recipient of Whitten Medal of the American Geophysical Union and of the Brouwer Award of the American Astronomical Society .. Whitten Medal. Charles A. Whitten Medal. American Geophysical Union. American Geophysical Union. Brouwer Award. Brouwer Award. American Astronomical Society. American Astronomical Society. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences for his scientific contributions notwithstanding his not having a doctorate , a rare such instance .. National Academy of Sciences. National Academy of Sciences. He did graduate from West Point , the top military school in the United States and received an M.S. degree from Ohio State University .. West Point. West Point. United States. United States. Ohio State University. Ohio State University. Asteroid 5485 Kaula is named after him .. 5485 Kaula. 5485 Kaula