Wednesday, May 27th

6: 00 pm; reception

6: 30 pm - 8:30 pm; program

Featuring: Dr. Spencer Weart

Dr. Weart is the former Director of the Center for History of Physics at the American Institute of Physics, College Park, Maryland.  Dr. Weart received a B.A. in Physics from Cornell University (1963) and a Ph.D. in Physics and Astrophysics at the University of Colorado, Boulder (1968). He then worked at the California Institute of Technology. In 1971, Dr. Weart enrolled as a graduate student in the History Department of the University of California, Berkely.  In 1974, he began to direct the AIP Center for History of Physics, an institution dedicated to preserving and making known the history of physics, astronomy, geophysics, and allied fields.

During his career, Dr. Weart has written several books including: Out of the Crystal Maze: Chapters from the History of Solid-State Physics,  Scientists in Power, Nuclear Fear: A History of Images,  and Never at War: Why Democracies Will Not Fight One Another. Dr. Weart has also completed a variety of educational projecs, including two science books for children, a film on the solar atmosphere, an audio-visual package on the nature of scientific discovery, and two widely used websites.

His most recent book is The Discovery of Global Warming (revised edition 2008).  During this program, Dr. Weart will discuss climate change based on The Discovery of Global Warming (www.aip.org/history/climate/index.html).

This event has been made possible due to the sponsorship of The Philadelphia Area Center for History of Science (www.pachs.net).