{"672529":{"#nid":"672529","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Impact presents: A conversation with Evan Thomas, author \u0027Road to Surrender\u0027","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Steven A. Denning Technology and Management Program at Georgia Tech and the Institute for Leadership and Social Impact invite you to a conversation with\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ejournalist, historian, and author of the book\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERoad to Surrender,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003EEvan Thomas. Please \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/events\/2024\/impact-presents-a-conversation-with-evan-thomas.html\u0022\u003Eregister here\u003C\/a\u003E for the reception (6 - 6:30 pm) and talk (6:30 - 7:30 pm).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe conversation will center on Thomas\u0027 latest book and the leadership and ethical dilemmas using new technologies \u2013 drawing a parallel between the atomic bomb and AI.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor this book, Thomas researched the diaries of US Secretary of War Henry Stimson, Japanese Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo, and Army Air Force Gen. Carl \u0022Tooey\u0022 Spaatz, contemplating the immense weight of their historic decision. In this immersive, surprising, moving account, Thomas lays out the behind-the-scenes thoughts, feelings, motivations, and decision-making of three people who changed history.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEvan Thomas is one of the most respected historians and journalists writing today. He is the bestselling author of ten works of nonfiction: First: Sandra Day O\u2019Connor, Being Nixon, Ike\u0027s Bluff, The War Lovers, Sea of Thunder, John Paul Jones, Robert Kennedy, The Very Best Men, The Man to See, and The Wise Men (with Walter Isaacson). Thomas was an editor and writer at Newsweek for 24 years, writing over a hundred cover stories.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThomas won numerous journalism awards, including a National Magazine Award in 1998. In 2005, his 50,000-word narrative of the 2004 election was honored when Newsweek won a National Magazine Award for the best single-topic issue.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThomas is a fellow of the Society of American Historians and has taught writing at Princeton and Harvard. He is a graduate of Harvard and the University of Virginia Law School.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe conversation will be moderated by John Stanford, senior manager of Industry Engagement and Student Counseling at the Denning Technology and Management Program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis event is free and open to all. \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPlease register here for the reception (6 - 6:30 pm) and talk (6:30 - 7:30 pm).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EImpact is a monthly series of meaningful, free, and open conversations. The main goal of the series is to engage students, faculty, staff, and the broader community on topics that matter through discussions and presentations by leaders and entrepreneurs from all sectors. 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