NC Science Festival: Black Holes, Time & Space with Dr. Clifford Johnson
- When: Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: Morehead Planetarium & Science Center 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514.
Join us for the 2018 Douglass Hunt Lecture, where Dr. Clifford Johnson, professor of physics & astronomy at the University of Southern California, will take us on a whirlwind tour of Black Holes, Space & Time while sharing his experiences as a science advisor to Marvel superhero movies and his creation of graphic novels.
Clifford V. Johnson’s work in science ranges from teaching and research to public outreach where he strives to put science back into the general culture. He helps artists, writers, and filmmakers incorporate science into their work, appears on several TV and online shows, gives public lectures and participates in panel discussions and other events. He has been science advisor for many TV shows and movies, including National Geographic's Genius (featuring Einstein), Marvel's Agent Carter (S2), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, and more. He was science advisor for Blake Crouch's bestselling novel, Dark Matter. Johnson also writes about science, and dabbles in art and music as time permits. He has written and drawn a graphic novel featuring science called The Dialogues, published by The MIT Press in North America in November 2017, and in the UK in January 2018.
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