10 times larger than a conventional 35mm frame, the Omni's 70mm frames move through the projector horizontally.
PUBlic Knowledge
A monthly adult gathering celebrating brains and brew, presented at a local watering hole by the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Learn about current science topics, local and national history, and other brainy subjects, all while enjoying a cool libation at favorite local bar or restaurant. Each first Tuesday of the month we’ll feature guests from a variety of fields with diverse and relevant experience. But don’t expect a one-sided presentation from a lofty, oak-clad podium. Instead you’ll hear from a resident expert in an informal atmosphere where you can interact, ask questions, and share ideas. From first-hand stories of research and discovery, to current topics that challenge our ideas and opinions about the world around us, the Museum’s PUBlic Knowledge happy hours will serve up a frothy combination of brains and brews that’s sure to feed your thirst for knowledge.
All Events start at 7 p.m.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Special PUBlic Knowledge Double Feature!
Free Venus Transit Viewing, 5-7 p.m.
Hosted by Noble Planetarium Staff & Fort Worth Astronomical Society
(Parking lot south of the Museum of Science and History)
“Venus, the Prequel: Aphrodite in Greek Mythology” – 7 p.m.
Featuring Dr. Charles C. Chiasson, Professor of Philosophy & Humanities, University of Texas at Arlington
Join us following the Transit of Venus, a astronomical phenomenon taking place in the sky earlier that same evening. Dr. Chiasson will discuss the Italian goddess Venus and the Romans’ assimilation of the older Greek goddess Aphrodite, goddess of eros and sometimes of marriage.
Capital Bar
(3017 Morton Street, Fort Worth)
About Dr. Charles C. Chiasson
Dr. Charles C. Chiasson is Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Director of the Classical Studies Program at the University of Texas at Arlington. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Classics from Yale University in 1974, and his Master of Arts (1976) and Doctorate of Philosophy (1979) in Classical Languages and Literature from the same institution. He taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Yale University before coming to University of Texas at Arlington, where he has taught since 1983.
Dr. Chiasson’s research interests lie in Archaic and Classical Greek literature, with a focus on the historian Herodotus and his relationship to the Greek poetic tradition. He has published numerous articles on Herodotus and Greek drama (especially the tragedian Aeschylus), and his most recent publications include essays on modern film treatments of Greek mythology (Michael Cacoyannis’ Electra, Wolfgang Petersen’s Troy). Dr. Chiasson was awarded the Gildersleeve Prize for best article published in the American Journal of Philology for 2005 (“Myth, Ritual, and Authorial Control in Herodotus’ Story of Cleobis and Biton (Hist. 1.31)”), and received a Research Fellowship for study during the summer of 1999 at Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D. C.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 (Note Date Change)
Speaker & Location TBD
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Speaker & Location TBD
Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012
Speaker & Location TBD
Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012
Speaker & Location TBD
Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
Speaker & Location TBD
Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012
Speaker & Location TBD