St. Lawrence Library: Cosmology, Cell Phones and Video Games

For a decade, Dr. Keith Vanderlinde has built telescopes to study the universe. Using technologies that have made cell phones and video games staples of modern culture, he and other scientists are building a massive radio telescope in Penticton, B.C., which will map a larger volume of space than ever before attempted.

What's Out There? Lectures in Astronomy is presented in collaboration with the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics.

Who can attend: Everyone
Fee: Free
Registration: Not required
Organized by: Toronto Public Library and Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics
Location: St. Lawrence Library, 171 Front Street East, Toronto, ON  M5A 4H3, 416-393-7655

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