James Burke, whom the The Washington Post has
called “one of the most interesting minds in the Western World,”
will speak on “Innovation and Change” on Wednesday, April 12, at
7:30 p.m. in the Nott Memorial.
His talk, one of the Perspectives at the Nott series, is
free and open to the public.
A science historian and author whose television series
have been featured on the BBC, PBS, and The Learning Channel, Burke comes
to Union to speak about the role of information in the historical process
of innovation.
Best known for his documentary Connections, which
achieved the highest-ever documentary audience, Burke began work in 1965
with BBC-TV on Tomorrow's World and went on to become the BBC's
chief reporter on the Apollo moon missions.
He is a best-selling author, and his publications
include The Day the Universe Changed, Chances, The
Acemaker's Gift (with Robert Ornstein), and his most recent, The
Knowledge Web.