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"The explorer is the poet of action and exploring is the poetry of deeds."
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| Fall is here and we are warming up for another season of New England Chapter presentations. Please join us for our first event to be held on Wednesday October 17th, when we welcome Lucy Jago, a British journalist and former documentary producer with the BBC. She is the author of a newly published book, The Northern Lights, which profiles the life and work of Norwegian scientist Kristian Birkeland, who sought to document and explain the phenomenon of the Aurora Borealis. In his quest to prove his theories, Birkeland made numerous arduous expeditions to the Arctic and equatorial Africa. Scorned by the preeminent scientific communities at the time, he funded his research through breakthrough industrial inventions, but was never afforded the recognition he deserved. Losing his marriage to his obsession with work, and plagued by depressive disorders, he died alone under strange circumstances in a Tokyo hotel. Please join us for what will surely be a fascinating and poignant story. Copies of Lucy's book will be available for purchase. |
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