Marc Walton, Northwestern U.; Eleni Hasaki, U. of Arizona; Vassiliki Kassianidou, U. of Cypress; Asaf Oron, U. of Haifa
IEEE History Center, Stevens Institute of Technology, and Onassis Foundation (Hoboken, NJ)
Time: 9:00am to 4:00pm
Location: Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ (minutes from Manhattan by public transportation)
Babbio Center, Rm 104, Stevens Institute, 1 Castle Point on Hudson, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030
Please RSVP here.
More than 100,000 years before anatomically modern humans, our Homo erectus ancestors used fire for warmth, light, and protection from predators. 10,000 years ago, as our ancestors settled into agricultural villages, they fired clay for bricks and for pottery. Soon, humans experimented with fire-based transformations to smelt ores into metals. Remarkable technical achievements in pyrotechnology were essential to the unique and great civilization of the Ancient Hellenic world. This Symposium, sponsored by the IEEE History Center, Stevens Institute of Technology, and the Onassis Foundation, brings together four noted scholars who will explore the engineering behind the achievements of ancient Greek ceramics and metallurgy.
Speakers:
Marc Walton, Northwestern University
Eleni Hasaki, University of Arizona
Vassiliki Kassianidou, University of Cypress
Asaf Oron, University of Haifa
More information and registration can be found at: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/ancient-hellenic-engineering-and-the-transformation-of-earth-through-fire-tickets-18572727528