January 30: Friday Flicks film series starts
University Park—Friday Flicks, the popular film series offered by the Physical and Mathematical Sciences (PAMS) Library, starts Jan. 30, with “The Best Mind Since Einstein: Richard Feynman.” All films are shown on Fridays, from 3:35-4:35pm, in 211 Davey Lab, located inside the PAMS Library, 201 Davey.
For more information, go to http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/pams/fridayflicks.html. The schedule is as follows:
January 30: The Best Mind Since Einstein: Richard Feynman
Discusses the life and work of Nobel-prize winning physicist Richard Feynman. Originally shown in the “NOVA” series on PBS. (56 min)
February 6: The Story of 1: How a Single Digit Created Math and Changed the World
Terry Jones (of Monty Python fame) takes viewers on an irreverent tour of the history of the number 1 (and its sidekick 0) from prehistory to the computer age. (60 min.)
February 13: Monster of the Milky Way: A Supermassive Black Hole
Our galaxy hosts a supermassive black hole that scientists believe could eventually destroy the galaxy. This NOVA program examines black hole research and the study of our “own” black hole. (56 min)
February 20: Percy Julian: Forgotten Genius
This NOVA program, starring Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Percy Julian, traces Julian’s personal and professional struggles to overcome racial barriers in American science in the 1930s and succeed in his chosen profession. Ultimately, his work in steroid chemistry earned him a reputation as one of the greatest chemists in the world. (112 min)
February 27: The Journey to Palomar
This is the story of George Ellery Hale and his efforts to create three of the greatest astronomical observatories in the world – the Yerkes Observatory, the Mt. Wilson Observatory, and the Palomar Observatory. Originally shown on PBS. (90 min)
March 20: Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens
This program from the “NOVA” series is based in part on the book Galileo’s Daughter and traces how Galileo’s astronomical discoveries eventually lead to his famous trials on charges of heresy. The program also shows his relationship with his oldest daughter, a Catholic nun. (120 min)
March 27: Einstein’s Wife
Albert Einstein’s complicated relationship with his first wife, Mileva Maric Einstein, who was also a physicist, and her contributions to some of his most famous work are shown in this production, which originally aired on PBS. (60 min)
April 3: Flatland: A Journey of Many Dimensions
Arthur Square and granddaughter Hex, who live in a two-dimensional world ruled by the Circles, are confronted with a third dimension. This animated film is based on the novel by Edwin Abbott and stars Martin Sheen, Kristen Bell, and Michael York. (35 min)
and
The 4th Spatial Dimension
As an addendum to the third dimension in Flatland, Dr. Thomas Banchoff discusses the 4th spatial dimension. (6 min)
April 10: Bye-bye, Planet Pluto
How many planets are there? It depends on how you define a planet. So where does that leave Pluto? (50 min)
April 17: Doping for Gold
This program documents the systematic institutionalized steroid use by East German women’s Olympic teams during the 1970s. Originally shown in the “Secrets of the Dead” series on PBS. (60 min)
editor’s contact: Catherine Grigor, manager of Public Relations and Marketing, University Libraries, cqg3@psu.edu, 814-863-4240.
For more information, go to http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/pams/fridayflicks.html. The schedule is as follows:
January 30: The Best Mind Since Einstein: Richard Feynman
Discusses the life and work of Nobel-prize winning physicist Richard Feynman. Originally shown in the “NOVA” series on PBS. (56 min)
February 6: The Story of 1: How a Single Digit Created Math and Changed the World
Terry Jones (of Monty Python fame) takes viewers on an irreverent tour of the history of the number 1 (and its sidekick 0) from prehistory to the computer age. (60 min.)
February 13: Monster of the Milky Way: A Supermassive Black Hole
Our galaxy hosts a supermassive black hole that scientists believe could eventually destroy the galaxy. This NOVA program examines black hole research and the study of our “own” black hole. (56 min)
February 20: Percy Julian: Forgotten Genius
This NOVA program, starring Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Percy Julian, traces Julian’s personal and professional struggles to overcome racial barriers in American science in the 1930s and succeed in his chosen profession. Ultimately, his work in steroid chemistry earned him a reputation as one of the greatest chemists in the world. (112 min)
February 27: The Journey to Palomar
This is the story of George Ellery Hale and his efforts to create three of the greatest astronomical observatories in the world – the Yerkes Observatory, the Mt. Wilson Observatory, and the Palomar Observatory. Originally shown on PBS. (90 min)
March 20: Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens
This program from the “NOVA” series is based in part on the book Galileo’s Daughter and traces how Galileo’s astronomical discoveries eventually lead to his famous trials on charges of heresy. The program also shows his relationship with his oldest daughter, a Catholic nun. (120 min)
March 27: Einstein’s Wife
Albert Einstein’s complicated relationship with his first wife, Mileva Maric Einstein, who was also a physicist, and her contributions to some of his most famous work are shown in this production, which originally aired on PBS. (60 min)
April 3: Flatland: A Journey of Many Dimensions
Arthur Square and granddaughter Hex, who live in a two-dimensional world ruled by the Circles, are confronted with a third dimension. This animated film is based on the novel by Edwin Abbott and stars Martin Sheen, Kristen Bell, and Michael York. (35 min)
and
The 4th Spatial Dimension
As an addendum to the third dimension in Flatland, Dr. Thomas Banchoff discusses the 4th spatial dimension. (6 min)
April 10: Bye-bye, Planet Pluto
How many planets are there? It depends on how you define a planet. So where does that leave Pluto? (50 min)
April 17: Doping for Gold
This program documents the systematic institutionalized steroid use by East German women’s Olympic teams during the 1970s. Originally shown in the “Secrets of the Dead” series on PBS. (60 min)
editor’s contact: Catherine Grigor, manager of Public Relations and Marketing, University Libraries, cqg3@psu.edu, 814-863-4240.
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