Thursday, February 19, 2009
Lecture: The Pluto Files
Ever since the planet Pluto was demoted, many people have been obsessed with the little guy on the edge of our solar system. Next up in the →Seattle Science Lecture Series is author, astrophysicist and Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson. This popular scientist, who you've probably seen on →KCTS 9, takes a lighthearted look at why Pluto is so entrenched in America's cultural and patriotic view of the cosmos in The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet. Tyson is the bestselling author of Death by Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries and has hosted several PBS NOVA programs. Make plans now for a lively evening at Seattle Town Hall. That's Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. →Learn More