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Noted Physicist and Acclaimed Author Alan Lightman Speaks on "Einstein's Dreams" at Adelphi University
Garden City, NY
October 11, 2005
Adelphi University is pleased to welcome novelist, essayist, physicist, educator, and internationally acclaimed author Alan Lightman when he speaks on campus on Wednesday, October 19, 2005. The lecture will take place at 7:00 PM. in Adelphi's Ruth S. Harley University Center, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY.
On the cusp of the centennial anniversary of Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity, Dr. Alan Lightman, author of Einstein's Dreams, takes a fascinating look into the mind of the man whose discoveries revolutionized scientific understanding and inquiry.
An international bestseller, Einstein's Dreams has been translated into thirty languages and was runner-up for the 1994 PEN New England/Boston Globe Winship Award. Einstein's Dreams was also the March 1998 selection for National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation Book Club. The novel has been used in numerous colleges and universities, in many cases for university-wide adoptions in "common-book" programs. More than two dozen independent theatrical and musical productions have been based on Einstein's Dreams.
Dr. Lightman is an adjunct professor of humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
This event is part of The Jerry March Memorial Lecture Series. No tickets or reservations are required for this free event.
About Adelphi University: Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs—The College of Arts and Sciences, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Honors College, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, and the Schools of Business, Nursing, and Social Work—the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls nearly 8,500 students from 41 states and 63 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.
Media Contact
For additional information, please contact:
Bonnie Eissner
Communications Director
p - 516.877.3297
f - 516.877.3266
e - eissner@adelphi.edu
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