Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 07:49:02 -0800 (PST)
From: Neil Ottenstein <nottenst at yahoo.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Catherine Asaro at GSFC Monday
To: WSFAlist at keithlynch.net
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

Frequent Capclave guest Catherine Asaro will be
presenting the Engineering Colloquium at GSFC Monday
march 8 at 3:30 PM in the Building 3 auditorium.

Her abstract is as follows:

ABSTRACT -- "What If?" That central question drives
the literature of science fiction. Speculative
stories, when based on solid science, can provide an
entertaining medium for communicating ideas in our
fields and inspiring readers to learn more about our
disciplines. In this talk, I will discuss science as
used in science fiction, drawing in part from my own
works: the mathematical games with complex numbers and
superluminal speeds in my novel Primary Inversion, as
based on my April 1996 paper in the American Journal
of Physics, "Complex Speeds and Special Relativity". I
will also talk about the science in some popular
media, in particular the classic "Trouble with
Tribbles" episode from the original Star Trek.

http://ecolloq.gsfc.nasa.gov/announce.asaro.html

Neil Ottenstein