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Nobel Laureate Dr. John C. Mather to present "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Understanding in the Age of Science"

Nobel Laureate Dr. John C. Mather, senior astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD, will present “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Understanding in the Age of Science” at  the first Ira Hamburg Memorial Lecture on Sunday, October 13, at 12:30 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF).  The project scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope will describe the history of the universe, from the beginning to the end – how does the expanding universe lead to life, and where are "we" going? 

Dr. Mather, who received his Bachelor’s degree in physics at Swarthmore College and his Ph.D. in physics at the University of California at Berkeley, has been invited to discuss the exciting prospect of the James Webb telescope
and how its output will expand human knowledge about the universe in ways that may challenge our current understanding of science and religion.  

Childcare during the lecture will be available.

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