Presenters talk about what happened on the Palimpsest Project in the course of the weekend and answer general questions in the concluding lecture of “Archimedes Revealed,” a public colloquium hosted by the UNM Institute for Medieval Studies. The Archimedes Palimpsest is a 10th century manuscript that includes the only surviving copies of three key works by Archimedes, the greatest scientist of the ancient world.
As the 2008 election campaigns heat up, Geek Talk co-hosts Benson Hendrix and Mark Hinton and guest Sari Krosinsky discuss the impact of technology on politics.
Uwe Bergmann, senior staff scientist at Stanford University’s Linear Accelerator Center, discusses Archimedes’ legacy and the breakthrough in using powerful x-rays produced in a particle accelerator to read through the damage and paint on the Archimedes Palimpsest by detecting faint traces of the erased and covered iron-gall ink.
The lecture is part of “Archimedes Revealed,” a public colloquium hosted by the UNM Institute for Medieval Studies. The Archimedes Palimpsest is a 10th century manuscript that includes the only surviving copies of three key works by Archimedes, the greatest scientist of the ancient world.
Former FBI Special Agent Allen Ezell talks about degree mills and the way they seek to shore up their reputation with phony accreditation. In this eye-opening webcast Ezell, a certified fraud examiner, and vice president, Wachovia Corporation explores the world of phony degrees and their real-life consequences.
Jennifer Giaccai, conservation scientist at the Walters Art Museum, discusses forgeries consisting of pictures of the evangelists in a Byzantine style added to the Archimedes codex during the 20th century.
The lecture is part of “Archimedes Revealed,” a public colloquium hosted by the UNM Institute for Medieval Studies. The Archimedes Palimpsest is a 10th century manuscript that includes the only surviving copies of three key works by Archimedes, the greatest scientist of the ancient world.
Roger L. Easton, Jr., an expert in the technology of digital imaging, describes how the optical imaging techniques used to read the erased text in the Archimedes Palimpsest have evolved as the project has progressed, driven by rapid advancement in technology, varying conditions of manuscript pages–many of which were severely damaged by mold and discoloration, quite apart from the effects of the text’s erasure–and by the needs of the scholarly community.
The lecture is part of “Archimedes Revealed,” a public colloquium hosted by the UNM Institute for Medieval Studies. The Archimedes Palimpsest is a 10th century manuscript that includes the only surviving copies of three key works by Archimedes, the greatest scientist of the ancient world.
The fifth in a series of readings in honor of National Poetry Month sponsored by the UNM Bookstore, featuring Chris Wrenn, Amy Beeder, Stefi Weisburd, Phyllis Hoge Thomson and Jeffery Lee.
Former FBI Special Agent Allen Ezell talks about degree mills and the way they seek to shore up their reputation with phony accreditation. In this eye-opening webcast Ezell, a certified fraud examiner, and vice president, Wachovia Corporation explores the world of phony degrees and their real-life consequences.
