Life is Groovy: Astrobiology in the Sixties

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Tuesday May 17, 2022
      7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
  • Location: Hilton Atlanta Downtown, Salon West
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Contact

Lisa Yaszek
lisa.yaszek@lmc.gatech.edu

Summaries

Summary Sentence: From the canals of Mars to the Vulcans of Star Trek, astrobiology in the 20th Century was still largely the province of science fiction. But that didn't keep us from looking, calling out…and speculating widely!

Full Summary: From the canals of Mars to the Vulcans of Star Trek, astrobiology in the 20th Century was still largely the province of science fiction. But that didn't keep us from looking, calling out…and speculating widely!

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Come join four-time Hugo Finalist and professional space historian, Gideon Marcus, for a status report on what we knew and what we dreamed about Life Out There in the 1960s, and what it means for us today.

Additional Information

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Groups

Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, School of Literature, Media, and Communication

Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Postdoc, Public, Graduate students, Undergraduate students
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Conference/Symposium
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Status
  • Created By: cwhittle9
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: May 9, 2022 - 4:24pm
  • Last Updated: May 15, 2022 - 9:47pm