Book Clubs

CANCELED: Book Club: Great Books

Thursday, 3/5/2020
5:30 - 7:30
Sycip Family Conference Room - 4th Fl
Main Library

100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
United States

415-557-4400

In 2020 we read from the anthology What's the Matter?: Readings in Physics.

Great Books Discussion Group covers topics which enlarge our understanding of the ideas shaping our culture and gain a deeper appreciation for what it means to be human.

For more information or to obtain a copy of an upcoming reading, please contact Brian Cunningham: briancnngham@gmail.com or (415) 567-1457.

2020 Reading List: What's the Matter?: Readings in Physics.

Mar. 5: "The Mechanical Equivalent of Heat" (13pp.) by James Prescott Joule

Apr. 2: "Introduction of Electric Currents" & "On the Physical Lines of Magnetic Force" (21pp.) by Michael Faraday

May 1: "The Science of Electromagnetism," "Electricity and Electromotive Force" & "A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field" (31pp.) by James Clerk Maxwell

Jun. 4: "Quantum Behavior" (18pp.) by Richard Feynman

Jul. 2: "The Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Theory" (14pp.) by Werner Heisenberg

Aug. 6: "Quantum Perplexity and Debate" (12pp.) by John Polkinghorne

Sep. 3: "Beautiful Theories: Symmetry and Mathematics" (23pp.) by Steven Weinberg

Oct. 1: "Why Physics Is the Easiest Science: Effective Theories" (14pp.) by Gordon Kane

Nov. 5: "Metaphor in Science" (12pp) by Alan Lightman

Dec. 3: "The Scientist’s Responsibilities" (6pp.) by Albert Einstein

Book Clubs

Read, discuss ideas and connect through the many book clubs hosted by SFPL.

This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

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