[Physics opps] FW: MIT's Neil Gershenfeld at MOS, 3/10

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From: Edmund Bertschinger [mailto:edbert at MIT.EDU] 
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 3:52 PM
To: savioli at mit.edu; dpritch at mit.edu
Subject: FW: MIT's Neil Gershenfeld at MOS, 3/10

 

Hi Nancy and Dave,

 

This might reasonably be distributed to majors, or at least to SPS exec

 

Ed

 

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From: Cheryl White [mailto:cwhite at mos.org] 
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 3:34 PM
To: Cheryl White
Subject: MIT's Neil Gershenfeld at MOS, 3/10

 

Greetings,

Thought the following free program with Neil Gershenfeld at the Museum of
Science, Boston might be of interest to physics students, and am hoping you
will help us to spread the word.

Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions.

Many thanks!

Kind regards,
Cheryl White
Lectures & Special Programs
Museum of Science, Boston
617/589-4206
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How To Make (almost) Anything
with Prof. Neil Gershenfeld, Director of MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms
Wednesday, March 10 at 7 pm
Museum of Science, Boston

Give ordinary people the right tools, and they will design and build the
most extraordinary things. That's the idea behind Fab Labs, an idea hatched
by star physicist and D.I.Y. enthusiast Neil Gershenfeld, who teaches a
wildly popular course at MIT called How To Make (almost) Anything. Fab labs
provide widespread access to prototype tools for personal fabrication, like
a PC that can output functional objects instead of images on a screen. Fab
Labs have spread from their start in inner-city Boston to the bottom of
Africa and the top of Norway, with projects tackling applications in areas
including healthcare, agriculture, housing, and communications. Join Dr.
Gershenfeld for a peek at the science behind Fab Labs, an introduction to
machines that make machines, and a tour around the world of how these tools
are transforming how people live, work, and play.

This program is free. Seating is limited.  Free passes are available in the
Museum lobby beginning at 5:45 pm on the day of the program. First come,
first served. Museum members may reserve a limited number of seating passes
in advance.  For more information, visit www.mos.org/adults. 

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