Award-Winning Novelist to Visit USU

A unique look at the intersection of science and art will be presented at a public lecture Wednesday, Jan. 24, at Utah State University.Alan Lightman, an internationally recognized physicist and novelist, will speak at 3 p.m. in the Kent Concert Hall located in the Chase Fine Arts Center. The event is free and open to all.

 

The lecture, “The Physicist as a Novelist,” is part of the Associated Students of Utah State University’s 2006-2007 Arts and Lectures Series.

 

“We are honored and excited to have someone of Mr. Lightman’s caliber visit our campus,” said Kyle Milne, ASUSU Arts and Lectures director. “Our series is designed to allow students to enrich their out-of-the-classroom education, and this is a great opportunity to do just that.”

 

As part of his visit, Lightman is also conducting a roundtable discussion at 9:30 a.m. in the Eccles Conference Center, rooms 307-309. In addition, a master class will be held at 9 p.m. in the Family Life Building, room 212.

 

According to Lightman’s publicist, he draws “upon his own unique experience as a member of both communities” and “explores different ways of knowing the world, different approaches to truth, and patterns of creativity.”

 

Lightman received his doctorate in theoretical physics from the California Institute of Technology and is an adjunct professor of humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lightman’s novel, Einstein’s Dreams, was an international bestseller and has been translated into 30 languages. His latest novel, Reunion, was a Washington Post bestseller and a Barnes and Noble national college bestseller. Lightman has twice been a juror for the Pulitzer Prize.

 

Other sponsors of the event are the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation, the Department of English and the College of Science. Lightman’s biography can be found on the Web.

 

Contact: Kyle Milne, 435-797-1722 (kyle265@gmail.com)