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Science Sundays: Todd Thompson, The Fantastic Forge: Supernovae and the Origin of the Elements

Todd Thompson
March 20, 2016
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Ohio Union U.S. Bank Conference Theater

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Add to Calendar 2016-03-20 15:00:00 2016-03-20 17:00:00 Science Sundays: Todd Thompson, The Fantastic Forge: Supernovae and the Origin of the Elements Time: 3-4 p.m. Event Host: College of Arts and Sciences Short Description: Todd Thompson, professor, astronomy, lectures on “The Fantastic Forge: Supernovae and the Origin of the Elements.” Reception following the lecture in the Ohio Union Ohio Staters Traditions Room (4-5 p.m.)Todd Thompson, professor, astronomy, lectures on “The Fantastic Forge: Supernovae and the Origin of the Elements.”Thompson describes the grand pageant of stellar death and transfiguration caused by supernovae — exploding massive stars and tremendous thermonuclear detonations of white dwarfs — that partially replenish galaxies with raw materials for future star formation. We owe our existence to the elements they provided: carbon, oxygen and iron. Ohio Union U.S. Bank Conference Theater College of Arts and Sciences asccomm@osu.edu America/New_York public
Time: 3-4 p.m.
Event Host: College of Arts and Sciences
Short Description: Todd Thompson, professor, astronomy, lectures on “The Fantastic Forge: Supernovae and the Origin of the Elements.”


Reception following the lecture in the Ohio Union Ohio Staters Traditions Room (4-5 p.m.)

Todd Thompson, professor, astronomy, lectures on “The Fantastic Forge: Supernovae and the Origin of the Elements.”

Thompson describes the grand pageant of stellar death and transfiguration caused by supernovae — exploding massive stars and tremendous thermonuclear detonations of white dwarfs — that partially replenish galaxies with raw materials for future star formation. We owe our existence to the elements they provided: carbon, oxygen and iron.

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