World of Science Seminars 2000

The Murray Hill Science Education Club sponsors a series of lecture-demonstrations each year. These lectures are given by members of technical staff at Bell Laboratories and are designed for high school students and teachers. Any other interested individuals are also welcome. Each lecture is held at 10:00 on Saturday morning in the Bell Laboratories Murray Hill Auditorium and lasts approximately one hour. There is a question and answer period following the seminar.

The lecture schedule in 2000 is:

February 5: Daniel D. Lee
"Making a Robotic Dog See and Hear"

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slides as PDF (2.7MB) or PowerPoint (4MB).

February 26: Robert L. Opila
"Chemistry in Two Dimensions"

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March 18: Doree D. Seligmann
"Humanizing the Internet"

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April 1: Suresh Goyal
"Cell Phones: More than Fancy Walkie-Talkies"

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April 15: Wayne H. Knox
"Bits, Bytes and Monster Terabits"

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Slides from the 1999 and 1998 series are online. The seminar series goes back to 1984.

Links to sites that Bell Labs scientists have mentioned as particularly useful for classroom material:
NIH Curriculum Supplements

Interested individuals are encouraged to get on our mailing list by sending us e-mail at worldofscience@lucent.com or by contacting one of the persons below.
In case of inclement weather call 908-582-7760 for a recorded message.
http://cm.bell-labs.com/world-of-science