Paul D. Bartlett Sr. Lecture

The annual Paul D. Bartlett, Sr. Lecture was established in 2003 to bring the finest university professors to speak on subjects related to the Linda Hall Library´s collections. The lecture is named after Paul D. Bartlett, Sr., who was elected chairman of the Linda Hall Library Board of Trustees at its first meeting in 1941. Under his leadership the Hall´s bequest for the creation of a public library in Kansas City was used to establish this library devoted to science, engineering and technology. Mr. Bartlett served on the Board until his death in 1964. The lectures are presented by the Linda Hall Library in association with the Harvard-Radcliffe Club of Kansas City, the Princeton Alumni Association of Greater Kansas City, and the Yale Club of Kansas City.

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Paul D. Bartlett Sr. Lecture Archive

Robert J. Cava Photo courtesy of Princeton University	From Cold Quicksilver to Levitating Trains: The History and Promise of Superconductivity Dr. Robert J. Cava Russell Wellman Moore Professor of Chemistry Princeton University	2008
2007	The Theory of Everything Dr. Brian Greene, Professor of Mathematics and Physics Columbia University	Brian Greene Photo courtesty of Columbia University
	Cosmology, Quantum Mechanics, and Free Will Dr. David Layzer Donald H. Menzel Professor of Astrophysics, Emeritus Harvard University	2006
2005	Meteorite Impacts and Extinctions Dr. Karl K. Turekian Sterling Professor of Geology and Geophysics Yale University	Karl R. Turekian Photo courtesy of Yale University
Robert P. Kirshner Photo courtesy of Harvard University	The Extravagant Universe Dr. Robert P. Kirshner Clowes Professor of Science Harvard University	2004
2003	Structure as an Art Form Dr. David P. Billington Gordon Y.S. Yu Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Princeton University	David P. Billington Photo Courtesy of Princeton University