Dava Sobel
Keynote Speaker: Author of 'Longitude', 'Galileo's Daughter' and 'The Planets'
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Dava Sobel Speaking Topics
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The Planets
In this talk, Dava Sobel celebrates the deep connection humans have always had with the planets in our solar system. Using astrology, mythology, science fiction, music, and poetry, Sobel reminds us that despite living in an age of science, we are more culturally and spiritually linked to the cosmos than we realize. Celebrating both Earth and her nearest neighbors, she speaks eloquently on the nature of our unique moment in human history-- a moment when the familiar family of nine planets acknowledges the nearly two hundred newly discovered planets orbiting stars beyond the Sun. Beautiful, warm and meticulously crafted, this talk makes generous room for philosophy, logic, science and poetry. It will delight lovers of astronomy and lay people alike.
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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
How did one man in the eighteenth century change the way we envision the vastness and the boundaries of our physical world? In the early days of sailing, mariners had no accurate means of determining their position at sea. They often lost track of their location as soon as they lost sight of land. Innumerable tragedies befell navies and traders-- until John Harrison, a clockmaker, solved the perplexing problem of longitude. (The grid lines that mark every map and globe today can be traced to his discoveries.) What led one self-educated man to solve a problem that Newton and Galileo could not? And how can studying the scientific leaps of the past help us envision our future? In this elegant talk, Dava Sobel weaves a powerful historical narrative to show us how Harrison's invention of the chronometer changed the way we look at the world and how it continues to shape our concept of distance and place.
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Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love
Inspired by a longheld fascination with Galileo, and by the surviving letters of Galileo's daughter (Maria Celeste, a cloistered nun), Dava Sobel presents a talk unlike any other—a mixture of science, history, and revealing correspondences. Sobel's celebrated book, Galileo's Daughter, dramatically recolored the personality and accomplishments of Galileo, whose seventeenth-century clash with Catholic doctrine continues to define the schism between science and religion. Moving between Galileo's grand public life and his daughter's sequestered world, Sobel skillfully paints a fresh and deeply human picture of this mythic figure. In the process, she illuminates the pivotal era when humanity's perception of its place in the cosmos was about to be overturned. She shows us Galileo's steady and immense influence on the way we think about science, religion, and the point at which, inevitably, they meet.
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