BUMP: Paul Halpern on Nov. 12 at the Pen and Pencil Club, 7pm

Join us November 12 at the Pen and Pencil Club, the nation’s oldest press club, for an evening with Paul Halpern, a physicist at the University of the Sciences and author of Collider: The Search for the World’s Smallest Particles.
He will be discussing how physicists have sought the most fundamental building blocks [...]

November 12: Paul Halpern discusses his latest book, Collider: The Search for the World’s Smallest Particles

[ October 9, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] Join us November 12 at the Pen and Pencil Club, the nation’s oldest press club, for an evening with Paul Halpern, a physicist at the University of the Sciences and author of Collider: The Search for the World’s Smallest Particles.

He will be discussing how physicists have sought the most fundamental building blocks [...]

Space Week 2009 at the Franklin Institute Oct 3 – 8

[ October 3, 2009 to October 8, 2009. ] According to the title of the Franklin Institute’s press release, Space and Robots will collide during World Space Week 2009.

Fortunately, space is fairly big, so I’m sure there is room for both space AND robots in…well…space. The event starts Oct. 3 with a robotics competition and ends on the 8th with a special edition [...]

The Nikola Tesla Energy Independence celebrations THIS WEEKEND

Whoa, how did I miss this.
Today marks the 153 birthday of everyone’s favorite real-life mad — meant with all due respect — genius Nikola Tesla. The Nikola Tesla Inventor’s Club is hosting a three-day celebration of the man, his work, and its modern relevance.
Here’s the schedule ripped straight from their site:
Nikola Tesla
Energy Independence [...]

The Discovery of Global Warming (Academy of Natural Sciences 6:30pm)

A little late notice, but worth checking out. Tonight’s Town Square at the Academy of Natural Sciences features Spencer Weart talking about his book The Discovery of Global Warming.
The event is free with registration, which you can do at the Town Square link above or through the Philadelphia Area Center for History of Science [...]

Galileo is Open!

Galileo, the Medici and the Age of Astronomy opens today.
Tickets here.
Read all about it here and here and here.

Galileo Opens at the Franklin April 4

[ April 4, 2009; ] I think it is safe to say that Galileo, the Medici and the Age of Astronomy will be epic. And who doesn’t like Galileo? He’s so cool, even the Pope came around. Eventually.

First off, its the International Year of Astronomy — have you ordered your Galileoscope yet? With it, you can see the same [...]