EVENING LECTURE
at
THE MUSEUM of COMMUNICATION
131 High Street, Burntisland KY3 9AA
on
Thursday, 23rd May at 7.30 pm
‘Invention and Inspiration in the Digital Age’
Speaker: Prof. Bill Kennedy,
(Professor of Photocommunications at St. Edward’s University, Austin, Texas)
DearSupporter,
The next Lecture takes place in 10 days’ time and I hope you’ll be able to join us – it promises to be yet another very popular and satisfying evening! Here are a few details.
Bill Kennedy’s talk will weave together several threads, using the transformation of photography from a chemical process to an electronic system and to explore connections between the ‘here-and-now’ and the early development of photography.
He comments that there is even a connection between events, apparently as unrelated as Alexander Bain’s invention of the facsimile machine in 1843; a French software entrepreneur’s desire to share photographs of his newborn child; political assassinations on a beach in Liberia! and explains that each contributes uniquely to the story of how photography is transitioning from film to digital imaging.
It is a story about technology and, more importantly, how technology effects personal and social change.
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Bill adds:-
“I do hope this talk will be of interest to your members and guests. It will feature a short roster of Scottish luminaries ranging from James Clerk Maxwell to Hill & Adamson and the Royal Society”.
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- Please note the change in day from our usual Tuesday slot to Thursday – this is to fit rin with Bill’s hectic schedule!
- The Lectures are becoming increasingly popular, seating is limited and an early reply is advisable!
- Please e-mail me on dc_brankin@tiscali.co.uk or phone 01506 823 424 to indicate whether or not you wish to attend.
With best wishes,
Dorothy Brankin, Event Organiser
(for Prof. J T M Stevenson, Chairman,
Museum of Communication Foundation Trust)