Join LILRC as we welcome bestselling science writer Richard Panek to discuss his new book, Pillars of Creation, which is already receiving enthusiastic praise in review publications. LILRC members who attend are eligible to win door prize copies of the book!

Advance Praise for Pillars of Creation

“[An] accessible account of how the Webb telescope has revolutionized the field of astronomy…. Panek tells the story with infectious enthusiasm… An essential read for anyone interested in the new frontiers of science, written with clarity and authority.”

 Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“In this stellar account, science writer Panek…offers a wondrous overview of Webb’s major breakthroughs… Brimming with the excitement of scientific discovery, this soars.”

 Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Richard Panek is the author of numerous books including The 4% Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality, which won the American Institute of Physics communication award and was longlisted for the Royal Society Prize for Science Books. The recipient of fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation (in Science Writing) and the New York Foundation for the Arts as well as an Antarctic Artists and Writers grant from the National Science Foundation, he is also the co-author with Temple Grandin of The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum, a New York Times bestseller. His own books have been translated into sixteen languages, and his writing about science and culture has appeared in publications including the New York Times, the Washington Post, Scientific American, Discover, Smithsonian, Natural History, Esquire, and Outside. He lives in New York City.

This program is being presented in cooperation with NASA’s Solar System Ambassador program.

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