FOS--Weds, April 12Hello Everyone: Please take note of this exciting lecture on Wednesday, April 12th. Just two days later will be the lecture by Robert K. Wilson of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory cosponsored by SLAS.
From book jacket of recent book, DISCOVERING OUR EXTRAORDINARY PLACE IN THE COSMOSS "For thousands of years, humans thought of themselves as central to the universe and created symbols and myths to make sense of the world and their special place in it. When Copernicus and Galileo shattered the view of Earth as the center of the universe, we turned away from the intuitive symbols that had sustained our ancestors, and for the past four hundred years we have seen ourselves as adrift, living on an inconsequential rock in an endless expanse of space. But recent discoveries in astronomy, physics, and cosmology have uncovered an astonishing truth: Humans actually are central to the universe in profound and important ways that derive directly from science -ways that Copernicus and Galileo could never have imagined! In their strikingly original book, Joel R. Primack and Nancy Ellen Abrams argue that, for the first time in human history, a scientific theory of the universe as a whole is emerging - a theory that explains how the universe operates, what it's made of, where it came from, and how it's evolving. Drawing from the latest discoveries and ideas in astrophysics and cosmology, Primack and Abrams will show how we are indeed central to the universe and what this might mean for our culture and our personal lives. The result is revolutionary: a science-based cosmology that allows us to understand the universe as a whole and our extraordinary place in it. We are the first generation, the authors explain, capable of grasping what the nature of the universe may imply about Earth - and how this knowledge can be used to protect the long-term future of our planet. Primack is one of the world's leading cosmologists and an originator and developer of the theory of Cold Dark Matter, now accepted as the standard theory of the structure and evolution of the universe, while Abrams is a gifted writer who expresses the life-changing significance of these cosmic discoveries."
This special event in Salt Lake City is part of a national book tour, and has already received critical acclaim from audiences. See http://www.viewfromthecenter.com/ for more info. Books will be sold and signed by Primack and Abrams at this event! Don't miss it! Thanks, Lowell Lyon