Contact: Kyle Milne, 435-797-1722, kyle265@gmail.com
Writer: Jacob Roskelley, 435-797-1719, asusupr@cc.usu.edu
LOGAN — A unique look at the intersection of science and art will be
presented at a public lecture Wednesday, Jan. 24, at Utah State
University.
Alan Lightman, an internationally recognized physicist and novelist,
will speak at 3 p.m. in the Kent Concert Hall located in the Chase
Fine Arts Center. The event is free and open to all.
The lecture, “The Physicist as a Novelist,” is part of the Associated
Students of Utah State University’s 2006-2007 Arts and Lectures
Series.
“We are honored and excited to have someone of Mr. Lightman’s
caliber visit our campus,” said Kyle Milne, ASUSU Arts and Lectures
director. “Our series is designed to allow students to enrich their out-
of-the-classroom education, and this is a great opportunity to do just
that.”
As part of his visit, Lightman is also conducting a roundtable
discussion at 9:30 a.m. in the Eccles Conference Center, rooms 307-
309. In addition, a master class will be held at 9 p.m. in the Family
Life Building, room 212.
According to Lightman’s publicist, he draws “upon his own unique
experience as a member of both communities” and “explores
different ways of knowing the world, different approaches to truth,
and patterns of creativity.”
Lightman received his doctorate in theoretical physics from the
California Institute of Technology and is an adjunct professor of
humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lightman’s
novel, “Einstein’s Dreams,” was an international bestseller and has
been translated into 30 languages. His latest novel, “Reunion,” was
a “Washington Post” bestseller and a Barnes and Noble national
college bestseller. Lightman has twice been a juror for the Pulitzer
Prize.
Other sponsors of the event are the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation,
the department of English and the College of Science. Lightman’s
biography can be found at
http://www.mit.edu/~humanistic/faculty/lightman.html.
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View the press release as it appeared on Utah State Today.
View the article in the Herald Journal from January 19, 2007.
