4TH ANNUAL BIG BANG MILE

***** SCIENCE TALKS *****

LOCATION

InfoAge Science and History Museums​
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2201 Marconi Road
Wall Township, NJ  07719
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DATE
xxx Saturday, August 17, 2024 xxx   POSTPONED

*** NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED ***

*** FREE ADMISSION ***
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2022 EVENT Program (for reference)

2023 EVENT Program (for reference)

SCHEDULE

  9:00 am               Welcoming remarks                           Scott Linnell (Shore AC) and Fred Carl  (InfoAge)
  9:10 am               Talk on cosmology                             Frank O'Brien, NASA Solar System Ambassador
  9:50 am               Break begins
                                    High School Science Projects      See below
10:30 am               Talk on nuclear fusion                        Eric J. Lerner, Chief Scientist, LPPFusion, Inc.
11:10 am               Questions and answers
11:30 noon            Program ends

9:15 AM – Presentation on Cosmology: Recent Observations using Space Telescopes and Their Implications on the Big Bang Theory  Presented by: Mr. Frank O’Brien, NASA Solar System Ambassador.

Mr. Frank O'Brien

Frank O'Brien is a volunteer historian for NASA as part of their history, education and public outreach efforts. As an author, his book on the Apollo Guidance Computer has been well received by both the spaceflight and computing communities. In 2012, Frank became a Solar System Ambassador for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and lectures on a wide range of space topics. Frank has volunteered at the InfoAge Science and History Museums since 2003.

​10:30 AM – Presentation on nuclear fusion energy: "The Fastest Route to Fusion Energy".  Presented by: Eric J. Lerner Chief Scientist LPPFusion, Inc.

Eric J. Lerner

Eric Lerner has been active in fusion research for 45 years. Beginning in 1984, he developed a detailed quantitative theory of the functioning of the dense plasma focus device (DPF). Based on this theory, he proposed that the DPF could achieve high ion and electron energies at high densities, suitable for hydrogen-boron fusion and space propulsion. First with funding from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and then with investor funding for LPPFusion, Inc. he and a small team achieved record high temperatures, 100 times that of the center of the sun. He is also a leader in developing an alternative to the Big Bang theory and is the author of the 1991 book, The Big Bang Never Happened. In both fusion and cosmology his work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals.