Authors Nicholas Nicastro and Anna Von Mertens blend science, history, and art as they discuss the lives of two of the foremost thinkers and discoverers of their times, Archimedes of ancient Greece, and astronomer Henrietta Leavitt at the turn of the 20th century.
| Where: | Science City - Main Stage (Seats 195)  |
| When: | Sat, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm |
| Signing area: | Sales & Signing Area - Science City (following presentation)
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| Genre: | Science / Medicine / Technology |
| Moderator: | Lauren Rabb |
| Sponsors: | Session made possible courtesy of Research Corporation for Science Advancement, Roche Tissue Diagnostics |
Nicholas Nicastro PhD has taught history, anthropology and psychology at Cornell University, Hobart-William Smith Colleges and Pima Community College. His 11 books of fiction and non-fiction have been translated into six languages....
Visual artist and author Anna Von Mertens is the recipient of an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Public Understanding of Science and Technology book grant in support of "Attention Is Discovery: The Life and Legacy of Astronomer Henrietta Leavitt....
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