The Friends of the Criss Library hosted a discussion of The Invisible Pyramid. The discussion leader was Dr. Bing Chen, Chairman of the Department of Computer and Electronics Engineering.
Eiseley, a Nebraska native, was the Benjamin Franklin Professor of Science at the University of Pennsylvania and a prolific author. His books include The Immense Journey, The Firmament of Time and The Unexpected Universe. The Invisible Pyramid, written in 1970, describes the rise of man as an organism devouring his environment and polluting his world space.
Film clips of Eiseley's life were shown prior to the discussion. Eiseley died in 1977.
The presentation The Invisible Pyramid took place at the Peter Kiewit Institute Room PKI-161 1110 S. 67th St. Omaha, NE, 68182 7:00PM Thursday, January 18th, 2007.
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