Expert to discuss Einsteins impact on science and culture
| Published: 07/16/2003 |
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Professor Hanoch Gutfreund, Hebrew University’s former president, will give a special Milwaukee presentation about Albert Einstein, his science, and his Zionism. The talk is slated for 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, at Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Alumni Partnership Center (1120 N. Broadway). The event is sponsored by the Milwaukee Chapter of the American Friends of Hebrew University (AFHU).
The talk will bring out the impact Einstein had on science, the culture of science, and present-day technology. It is a prelude to the Oct. 17 opening of the “Einstein” exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago, which will be on view through Jan. 4, 2004. AFHU and The Hebrew University are sponsors of the exhibition, which is traveling to major venues around the country. The exhibition highlights Einstein’s daring imagination and passionate curiosity to change how we look at our universe, through photographs, personal possessions, letters, multimedia displays and original manuscripts—including the 1912 document in which Einstein first drafted his special theory of relativity and wrote the famous equation E=mc².
Time magazine designated Albert Einstein as Person of the Century. His scientific accomplishments are well known. What is less known is his commitment to the formation of The Hebrew University. Einstein, along with Chaim Weizmann, Sigmund Freud, Martin Buber and others, founded the school in the 1920’s and was one of its first fundraisers. He envisioned an institution of the highest learning in what was to become the Jewish state of Israel. He displayed his own commitment by bequeathing his intellectual property to The Hebrew University. The result is the “Einstein” exhibition.
The exhibition is the inspiration of Professor Gutfreund, chairman of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s worldwide exhibitions on Albert Einstein and the Andre Aisenstadt Chair in Theoretical Physics. His research interests include theoretical solid state physics and computational neuroscience. He is a member of Hebrew University’s Interdisciplinary Center for Neural Computation, is an internationally recognized scientist and an inspiring speaker.
The talk is free, but reservations must be made by calling the AFHU, (877) 642-2348 ext. 21. Dessert and beverages will be served.
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