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Retrospectives of Space Research - How Humanity Became a Space-faring Species

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Retrospectives of Space Research - How Humanity Became a Space-faring Species - Prof. Scott L. H. Madry

In Jan 2019 monthly session, IEEE R&A honors Prof. Scott Madry from UNC and shares Scott's retrospectives of Space Research to our local community. This event is open for all those passionate in technology - from school students to seniors.

Propulsion of technologies has strong connections with human cause, motivation and behavior. Humans have achieved amazing things in aviation and, later, human spaceflight, and we are poised on the edge of a new revolution in commercial and tourism spaceflight. But how did we become a species that can fly and go into space?

This lecture will present an historical view into the cultural history of human spaceflight that winds around the world over a thousand years. From the ancient myth of Icarus to the invention of gun powder in China, we will trace the evolution of rockets and science from the ancient astronomers and Arab scientists, to the European renaissance to the cold war space race, from Werner Von Braun to Elon Musk. It is a fascinating and interwoven tale of discovery and destruction, that leads right to your doorway with our modern telecommunications and GPS satellites.

How did we get the ability to put humans into space? Will you get to go? Come and learn how we got here, and where we will go next.

Speaker Information:

Professor Scott Madry is a research associate professor of archaeology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and was on the faculty of the International Space University of Strasbourg, France for over 23 years. He was formerly a NASA scientist, and was on the faculty of Rutgers University, and is a frequent lecturer in Silicon Valley and around the world. He has written 4 books and many articles on space, space applications, technology, and the cultural aspects of technologies. Scott is known for being an engaging and entertaining speaker.

Parking Information:

Plenty of free parking available at following locations adjacent to EB1 Building.

911 Partners Way, Raleigh NC 27606 (EB1 entry)

890 Oval Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606 (EB2 entry)

1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27606 (Hunts library 0.2m away)