Lectures and Symposia
Join us for an intriguing, thought provoking, educational and entertaining program of lectures and symposia!
UPCOMING LECTURES
Unless otherwise stated, all lectures will be held at the Linda Hall Library. Events are free and open to the public; however, seating is limited and e-tickets are required. Click on the e-ticket link below each lecture to access the registration form. For reservation questions, please email events@lindahall.org or call 816.926.8772 to leave a message. Contact Eric Ward at 816.926.8753 for more information on these events.
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Thursday February 21, 2013 7:00 p.m. |
The Half-Life of Facts: Why Everything We Know has an Expiration Date Dr. Samuel Arbesman, Senior Scholar, Kauffman Foundation e-tickets |
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Tuesday March 12, 2013 7:00 p.m. |
The Age of Edison: Electric Light and the Invention of Modern America Dr. Ernest Freeberg, Distinguished Professor of Humanities, University of Tennessee e-tickets Co-sponsored with Rainy Day Books. A book signing will immediately follow the lecture. Copies of The Age of Edison will be available for purchase before and after the event. |
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Friday May 10, 2013 7:00 p.m. |
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation Michael Pollan, Best-selling author A Rainy Day Books author event co-sponsored by the Linda Hall Library. Visit rainydaybooks.com for registration information. Please note: This lecture will be held at Unity Temple on the Plaza. |
Paul D. Bartlett, Sr. Lecture | |
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Tuesday April 16, 2013 7:00 p.m. |
11th Annual Paul D. Bartlett, Sr. Lecture The Particle at the End of the Universe: How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World Dr. Sean Carroll, Senior Research Associate, Department of Physics, California Institute of Technology A select number of e-tickets will be available beginning March 26 at 9:00 a.m. |
Art and Science Lecture Series | |
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Thursday March 28, 2013 6:00 p.m. |
Exhibition Opening Crayon and Stone: Science Embraces the Lithograph, 1800-1899 Curator: Dr. William B. Ashworth, Jr., Consultant for the History of Science, Linda Hall Library and Associate Professor of History, University of Missouri, Kansas City |
| 7:00 p.m. | Opening Lecture Oliver Uberti, Scientific Illustrator & Former Senior Design Editor at National Geographic Magazine e-tickets |
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Thursday May 9, 2013 7:00 p.m. |
Using Nuclear Techniques to Analyze Art Dr. Philippe Collon, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Notre Dame e-tickets |
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Thursday September 12, 2013 7:00 p.m. |
Jason Schleifer, Head of Character Animation, DreamWorks Animation (TENTATIVE) E-tickets will be available after date is confirmed. |
Library Fellows Lecture Series | |
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Tuesday February 26, 2013 3:00 p.m. |
"...what a great many Authors have said...": Learning about New World Plants in Early Modern Europe Jerusha Westbury, Ph.D. Candidate, New York University e-tickets |
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Thursday March 7, 2013 3:00 p.m. |
Colonizing Amazonia From Above: Aeronautical Technology in the Brazilian Frontiers Felipe Cruz, Ph.D. Candidate, The University of Texas at Austin e-tickets |
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Thursday March 14, 2013 3:00 p.m. |
Engineering the Environment: The Rise of a Control Technology in Federal Air Pollution Policy Jongmin Lee, Ph.D. Candidate, Virginia Tech e-tickets |
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Friday April 26, 2013 3:00 p.m. |
Engineering as Institution: Technical and Social Elites in Germany and the U.S., 1870 to 1930 Dr. Adelheid Voskuhl, Associate Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University e-tickets |
