Science Writing Symposium
April 7, 2003, 4 p.m.
 
Alan Lightman
 
Alan Lightman has published essays on science, as well as short fiction and reviews, in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Discover, Harper's, Technology Review, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times, The Sciences, Smithsonian, and other magazines and newspapers. His many books include Dance for Two, essays on the human side of science; Ancient Light, an introduction to modern cosmology; four novels, including Einstein's Dreams (1993); and two physics textbooks. A Caltech Ph..D. in physics (1974), Lightman teaches at MIT, where he is professor of science and writing, and senior lecturer in physics.

Home page: http://web.mit.edu/humanistic/www/faculty/lightman.html

Alan Lightman's Schedule

Events open to the Caltech community and general public

Monday, April 7
Science Writing Symposium
4 pm, Baxter Lecture Hall (refreshments provided)

Tuesday, April 8
"The Physicist as Novelist"
H.S.S. Seminar, lunch provided
Noon, Baxter 315

Thursday, April 10
Reading from the author's work, followed by book signing
8 pm, Dabney Lounge

Other events (limited space; by invitation only)

Monday April 7
"Working with Students' Writing"
Discussion with editors from the science writing requirement

Tuesday, April 8
"Staging Einstein's Dreams"
Video clips from several dramatizations of the book, followed by discussion with students and faculty

Wednesday, April 9
"Scientists as Writers"
Seminar with students on selected science essays

Thursday, April 10
Discussion of Einstein Papers Project
 
"The Writing Process"
Discussion with tutors from Hixon Writing Center