Science Events in Vancouver
Stay up-to-date with all of the life science events taking place in Vancouver with the Science in Vancouver events calendar! From academia to industry and biotech to pharma, our events calendar is your complete source for life science conferences, symposiums, networking, and workshops in Vancouver.
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Space Telescopes with Chris Gainor
August 11, 2023 - 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
FreeLearn about the Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes and the ways they are changing how we see the universe.
Christopher Gainor is a historian of technology and writer specializing in space exploration and aeronautics. He is the author of six books. His most recent book, Not Yet Imagined: A Study of Hubble Space Telescope Operations, was published in 2021 by the NASA History Division. He holds a PhD in the History of Technology from the University of Alberta. Chris is Editor of Quest: the History of Spaceflight Quarterly, and he is also a Fellow and past president of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.
Big Ideas Lecture Series
This is the second event in our Big Ideas Lecture Series. The other two events are a conversation with award-winning journalist Angela Sterritt and a discussion with inventor Andini Makoinski.
WVML’s Big Ideas lecture series is generously sponsored by the West Vancouver Memorial Library Foundation.
- Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
- Registration is required and seating is general admission
- No admittance after 7 p.m.
