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March 04, 2008
Did a Comet Cause Noah's Flood?
Dee Breger, Director of Microscopy, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University
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Dr. Dallas Abbott, Visiting Asst. Professor, Barnard College & Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Join us for an intriguing joint meeting with the Explorer's Club of Philadelphia. MIT alumna Dr. Dallas Abbott (right photo) and Explorers Club Fellow Dee Breger are investigating previously unknown cosmic impacts that may have changed the course of human history. Both researchers are members of an international team of six maverick investigators who are dedicated to revealing major impacts since the ending of the last ice age about 13,000 years ago. Their research suggests that many more comets have struck the Earth during the Holocene era, and that these catastrophic impacts and consequent climate changes could well have caused many famines, plagues, wars and massive population migrations. Abbott will present the results of an expedition to sample massive megatsunami deposits in Madagascar, and Breger will present submicroscopic evidence for these cataclysmic events. Dr. Dallas Abbott is Visiting Assistant Professor, Barnard College & Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University. Dee Breger is the Director of Microscopy, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University (www.materials.drexel.edu/breger).
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Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Time: 5:30 - Social Hour Location: The Downtown Club Cost: $40 for Dues-paying Club members & their spouse/date Reservations -- via the MIT Infinite Connection (by Friday, February 29): Club Membership -- Join or Renew on-line: For Questions: Lucie Wilkens, 610-444-3242
6:30 - Dinner
7:30 - Program
6th & Chestnut, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: 215-925-2040
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Parking: see below
$45 for non-members and other/additional guests
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Dress: Business attire
Parking: Parking for $4 is available at One Independence Mall parking garage (7th & Ranstead St. (between Market & Chestnut) with ticket validation.
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