Science
Colloquium to Focus on Einstein
in Berlin
Contact:
Lisa James Goldsberry(518) 437-4980
ALBANY,
N.Y. (September 26, 2003)- Thomas Levenson, author of Einstein
in Berlin (2003), will speak at the University at Albany
University Libraries' fall Science Colloquia Series on Thursday,
October 9, 2-4 p.m., in the Standish Room of the Science Library,
on the University's uptown campus.
This
event is free and open to the public. A catered reception
and book signing will follow. Contact Science Librarian Gregg
Sapp for more information: [email protected]
or (518) 437-3955.
Albert
Einstein witnessed the rise of Nazism from a truly unique
perspective. Einstein was the reigning international superstar
of science, the pride of the University of Berlin. As the
Nazis consolidated power and attacked Einstein's liberal ideas-what
they termed "Jewish physics"-Einstein became increasingly
threatened.
Levenson
will discuss the many dimensions of Einstein's story and the
world in which that story unfolded. In addition to Einstein
in Berlin, Levenson has written two other popular science
books, Measure for Measure:
A Musical History of Science, and Ice
Time: Climate, Science, and Life on Earth. He is also
an Emmy- and Peabody-Award-winning documentary filmmaker,
whose credits include a two hour biography of Einstein for
the PBS series, "Nova."
UAlbany's
University Libraries are ranked as one of the top 100 research
libraries in the United States by the Association of Research
Libraries. The Libraries serve the University's community,
the citizens of New York State, and scholars and researchers
from around the world. For up-to-date information about the
University's Libraries, see the Website: http://library.albany.edu.
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