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Leonardo's Universe Author Bülent Atalay Discusses His New Book

National Geographic's Grosvenor Auditorium (Washington, DC)
Title: Author Bülent Atalay: Leonardo's Universe (website)
Venue: National Geographic's Grosvenor Auditorium (Washington, DC)
Full Price: $18.00   Our Price: $9.00
Rating: 3.7 stars

Rated 3.7 by 3 members who went.

A man whose very name is synonymous with genius, Leonardo Da Vinci created some of the supreme masterworks of Western art, carried out cutting-edge scientific research, and dreamed of inventions that would not be built until centuries later. In the new National Geographic book Leonardo's Universe, author Bülent Atalay offers a comprehensive look at Leonardo, his work, and his world.

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4 Star Rating
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May 14 2008

Derek

Derek

This was the best book event I've ever been to. Bulent is an engaging speaker who had some fascinating things to talk about, and a funny and endearing way of presenting somewhat complicated ideas.

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A man whose very name is synonymous with genius, Leonardo Da Vinci created some of the supreme masterworks of Western art, carried out cutting-edge scientific research, and dreamed of inventions that would not be built until centuries later. In the new National Geographic book Leonardo’s Universe, author Bülent Atalay -- himself both a scientist and artist -- offers a comprehensive look at Leonardo, his work, and his world.

Atalay will explain how Leonardo applied mathematical concepts such as the “divine proportion” to his art, show fully workable re-creations of Leonardo’s inventions built by IBM in the 1960s, and explain the many ways in which this enigmatic genius has influenced our world. Atalay is also the author of Math and the Mona Lisa: The Art and Science of Leonardo Da Vinci, now in eleven languages.

About National Geographic Live!:

The National Geographic Society was created in Washington, D.C., in January 1888 for "the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge." The Society mirrors the world and all that is in it through incisive magazines, maps, books, films and interactive media.

Through National Geographic Live!, the Society's program of speakers, films and performances, National Geographic explorers, scientists, adventurers and photographers share their stories at the Society's Washington, D.C., headquarters and in other U.S. cities.

About National Geographic's Grosvenor Auditorium:

Guests will enter the National Geographic Society through the courtyard, then gather "under the stars" in the lobby--an illuminated re-creation of the sky on the night of the Society's founding in 1888--before entering the auditorium.

The Grosvenor Auditorium has an intimate feel, with comfortable seating, unobstructed views and modern equipment.