Join the Georgia Tech Department of Physics for a lecture and exhibition of unique documents in the sciences. Featured materials include works by Galileo, Newton and Einstein. Archivists and librarians will discuss these rare works. Dennis Taylor of Clemson University will show and discuss Galileo’s opus, Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World . Often referred to as the Dialog and published in 1632, this is the work that lead to Galileo’s conviction as a heretic by the Inquisition.
Jody Thompson of the Georgia Tech Archives will show and discuss Newton ’s Principia . A rare copy of the first edition owned by Georgia Tech will be available for viewing. Newton ’s theories would never have been written down were it not for the encouragement of his friend Sir Edmund Hailey.
Anne Salter of Oglethorpe University will present a rare manuscript written by Albert Einstein. It has been 100 years since he managed to completely over turn the world as other scientist knew it with his general and special theories of relativity.
Time: 2- 3:30 pm
Place: Georgia Tech - College of Computing, Room 16
Date: March 15, 2005
