{"619771":{"#nid":"619771","#data":{"type":"event","title":"The Periodic Table: A Treasure Trove of Passion, Adventure, Betrayal \u0026 Obsession","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch4\u003EThe 2019 Karlovitz Lecture and a Frontiers in Science Lecture to celebrate 2019, the International Year of the Periodic Table\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2019 Karlovitz Lecture will be delivered by best-selling author Sam Kean.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKean\u0026#39;s book about the periodic table, \u0026quot;The Disappearing Spoon,\u0026quot; answers many uncommon questions about chemical elements:\u0026nbsp;Why did Gandhi hate iodine? Why did the Japanese kill Godzilla with missiles made of cadmium? How did radium nearly ruin Marie Curie\u0026rsquo;s reputation? And why did tellurium lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Kean, the periodic table is one of humanity\u0026rsquo;s crowning scientific achievements, but it\u0026rsquo;s also a treasure trove of passion, adventure, betrayal, and obsession.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Speaker\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nBest-selling author Sam Kean\u0026rsquo;s book \u0026ldquo;The Disappearing Spoon\u0026rdquo; delves into every element in the periodic table and explains each one\u0026rsquo;s role in science, money, mythology, war, the arts, medicine, alchemy, and other areas of human history, from the Big Bang through the end of time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to \u0026ldquo;The Disappearing Spoon,\u0026rdquo; Sam Kean has several other titles on the New York Times bestselling list: \u0026ldquo;Caesar\u0026rsquo;s Last Breath,\u0026rdquo; \u0026ldquo;The Dueling Neurosurgeons,\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;The Violinist\u0026rsquo;s Thumb.\u0026rdquo; All of\u0026nbsp; his books were named Amazon top science books of the year. His work has been featured on NPR\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ldquo;Radiolab,\u0026rdquo; \u0026ldquo;All Things Considered,\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;Fresh Air.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003ESam Kean will sign books after the lecture.\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Karlovitz Lecture\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe lecture is made possible by an endowment in memory of College of Sciences Dean Les Karlovitz, who served as dean for 16 years until 1989. Seeking to broaden intellectual discourse on campus, the series focuses on speakers whose work has led them to stretch across disciplinary boundaries.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Frontiers in Science Lectures\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLectures in this series are intended to inform, engage, and inspire students, faculty, staff, and the public on developments, breakthroughs, and topics of general interest in the sciences and mathematics. Lecturers tailor their talks for nonexpert audiences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Periodic Table Frontiers in Science Lecture Series\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThroughout 2019, the College of Sciences will bring prominent researchers from Georgia Tech and beyond to expound on little-discussed aspects of chemical elements:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFeb. 6, James Sowell,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EHow the Universe Made the Elements in the Periodic Table\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMarch 5, Michael Filler,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ECelebrating Silicon: Its Success, Hidden History, and Next Act\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EApril 2, John Baez, University of California, Riverside,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EMathematical Mysteries of the Periodic Table\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EApril 18, Sam Kean, Author,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Periodic Table: A Treasure Trove of Passion, Adventure, Betrayal, and Obsession\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESept. 12, Monica Halka,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Elusive End of the Periodic Table: Why Chase It\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EOctober 31, Taka Ito,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ETurning Sour, Bloated, and Out of Breath: Ocean Chemistry under Global Warming\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ENov. 12, Margaret Kosal,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Geopolitics of Rare and Not-So-Rare Elements\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EClosest visitor parking is Area 6 (Fifth Street and Spring) or Area 8 (Tech Square) on the\u0026nbsp;parking map,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pts.gatech.edu\/visitors#l3\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/pts.gatech.edu\/visitors#l3\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe 2019 Karlovitz Lecture by best-selling author Sam Kean is also a Frontiers in Science lecture celebrating the International Year of the Periodic Table.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"2019 Karlovitz Lecture \u0026 Frontiers in Science Lecture by Sam Kean to celebrate the International Year of the Periodic Table"}],"uid":"30678","created_gmt":"2019-03-27 22:41:07","changed_gmt":"2019-03-27 23:15:32","author":"A. 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