Learn about a century of science on Broad Branch Road

History buffs and those who enjoy learning about our neighborhood: Don’t miss this lecture at the Carnegie Institution on Thursday, September 24th.

Under construction a century ago. (courtesy of carnegiescience.edu)

The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a tour of the labs on the Broad Branch Road campus (at 5251 Broad Branch Rd NW), and concludes with a 7 p.m. lecture on the scientific exploration and discovery that Carnegie has conducted here for the past hundred years. This link gives you all the details on getting there and future neighborhood lectures on cutting-edge science. For the September 24th talk, you are asked to RSVP here.

Dear Friends,

You are cordially invited to attend Carnegie’s first 2015-16 Neighborhood Lecture taking place on Thursday, 24th September, at 7:00 pm* in the Greenewalt building of the Broad Branch Road campus. BBR’s own Shaun Hardy will present a talk called “From Outpost to Icon: A Century of Science at Broad Branch Road.” The event is free and open to the public. As part of this special presentation on our campus’ history, we are offering a guided tour of select laboratories beginning at 6:00pm. Please arrive early outside of the Greenewalt building to ensure your spot.

This is the first installment in our annual series of public lectures examining the latest scientific discoveries made by Carnegie scientists who work in your community. Attached is the invitation with more details. Please RSVP via http://www.eventbrite.com/e/neighborhood-lecture-series-with-shaun-hardy-from-outpost-to-icon-a-century-of-science-at-broad-tickets-18309407932.

All are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served. Please share this invitation with any who may be interested.

We hope you will join us!

Sincerely,
Geophysical Laboratory
Terrestrial Magnetism