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SUMMARY:Innovative engineering: From the Antikythera Mechanism to the Squa
 re Kilometer Array - Prof. Danielle George\, University of Manchester
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CONTACT:John Cook
DESCRIPTION:*The innovative engineering of the world's greatest telescope 
 - the Square Kilometer Array*\n\nAs modern humans we tend to think we are 
 clever and each generation typically thinks it’s more intelligent than t
 hose before it. So it can be a shock to discover civilizations existing th
 ousands of years ago possessed highly advanced knowledge and technologies 
 capable of measuring the physical world.\n\nThe Antikythera mechanism is a
 n astonishing Greek device that was lost for more than 2\,000 years and sh
 ows we’ve have been measuring the physical world for a long time\, so wh
 at’s changed? What is all the hype about? In a word\, it’s connectivit
 y. We can now connect all of these disparate systems and literally instrum
 ent the entire world.\n\nDanielle will discuss her work on solving one of 
 the 14 World Engineering Grand Challenges and how she makes it part of her
  mission to show how creative engineering is. She will discuss her project
 s in radio astronomy\, in particular the Square Kilometer Array\, and tell
  us about the smartest machine she knows.\n\n"Add to calendar":https://www
 .addevent.com/event/?iu2747907\n\n"Find out more about this event":https:/
 /www.csar.org.uk/lectures/2018-2019/tbc-24-jun-19/\n\n"Find out more about
  CSAR membership":https://www.csar.org.uk/membership/
LOCATION:Institute of Astronomy\, Madingley Road\, Cambridge\, CB3 0HA
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