Events for November 12, 2008
November 12, 2008
Brian Kernighan, Princeton University
Informal Discussion: “The Origins and Evolution of the C Programming Language and Other Languages”
Computer and Information Sciences, Temple University | Visit site »
Time: 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Place: Rm 6 (ground floor), Wachman Hall, 1805 North Broad Street
Also see listing for 3:45 p.m.
November 12, 2008
Brian Kernighan, Princeton University
CIS Distinguished Lecture Series: “The Changing Face of Programming”
Computer & Information Sciences, Temple University | Visit site »
Time: 3:45 - 4:45 p.m.
Place: Rm 447, Wachman Hall, 1805 N. Broad Street
Brian Kernighan received his BASc from the University of Toronto in 1964 and a PhD in electrical engineering from Princeton in 1969. He was in the Computing Science Research center at Bell Labs until 2000, and is now in the Computer Science Department at Princeton. He is the author of eight books and some technical papers, and holds four patents. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2002. His research areas include programming languages, tools and interfaces that make computers easier to use, often for non-specialist users. He is also interested in technology education for non-technical audiences.
November 12, 2008
Karol Weaver, Susquehanna University
“Good Neighbors: Women and Health Care in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region”
Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania | Visit site »
Time: 12:15 p.m.
Place: 2U Conference Room, Claire Fagin Hall, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Neighborhood women—medical caregivers who offered aid to family members and neighbors—were an important source of health care for female residents and children of the anthracite coal region. Using domestic medicine, these women extended their maternal roles beyond the confines of their own homes and out into the homes of their neighbors. While caring for the sick, these women doctored their feminine identities. Yet, as the maternal roles of women changed and the status of physicians improved during the second half of the twentieth century, much of the work once completed by neighborhood women came to be done by family doctors. Karol Weaver, Ph.D., is Associate Professor, Department of History, Susquehanna University.
November 12, 2008
Stacey C. Peeples, Curator - Lead Archivist, Pennsylvania Hospital
“258 Years of Caring for Philadelphia’s Sick”
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania | Visit site »
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Place: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Established in 1751 and most famously known as America’s first hospital, Pennsylvania Hospital was also the first hospital in American organized exclusively for the medical treatment and care of people deemed the “sick poor and lunatics.” Before that time, psychological and emotional disorders were not treated as curable conditions. Spend an evening with Stacey C. Peeples, curator-lead archivist at Pennsylvania Hospital, as she shares the rich history of this extraordinary institution and its many other firsts in the medical community.
November 12, 2008
Climate Crises in Human History
Penn Museum and Penn Humanities Forum | Visit site »
Location: University of Pennsylvania Museumof Archaeology and Anthropology
5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Penn Humanities Forum on Change
Climate Change: Moral and Political Challenges
Dale Jamieson, Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy, New York University, talks about the challenges facing humanists who try to address the topic of global climate change. This program is part of the 2008-2009 Penn Humanities Forum on the topic of Change.
7:30-9:30 p.m.
International Catastrophes Conference 2008
Climate Crises in Human History
FREE for both Programs.
Pre-registration is requested. Call (215) 898-2680 or click here to register.
November 12, 2008
Film: “The Uncommon Man”
Hagley Museum and Library | Visit site »
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Hagley Museum and Library, Soda House Auditorium
Join Hagley for a film produced by the Atomic Heritage Foundation about the life of Crawford Greenewalt. In 1959, Crawford Greenewalt wrote: ”The story of America is the story of common men who were inspired to uncommon levels of accomplishment.” No one fits that description better than its author. The son of a physician, Greenewalt rose to incredible heights. A key figure in the Manhattan Project, Greenewalt also made major contributions to chemical engineering, ran the DuPont Company, and published a definitive study of the world’s hummingbirds. The film tells the story of his amazing life. A reception will follow the lecture.