Speaker Series: "Revelations in Stone: Edward Hitchcock and the Geology of Cape Cod and the Islands"
Chatham Marconi Welcomes Mr. Robert McMaster to its Speaker Series
The year 2024 marks an important milestone in the history of Cape Cod and the Islands. Exactly two hundred years ago the geological history of the region first came to the attention of scientists around the world with the publication of a landmark paper on the geology of Martha's Vineyard by renowned geologist Edward Hitchcock (1793-1864). Hitchcock’s insights into the island’s past sparked a revolution in our understanding of the forces that shaped the Vineyard, Cape Cod, and North America, eventually leading him to embrace the theory of continental glaciation, the first American scientist to do so publicly. Biographer Robert T. McMaster presents this lively, engaging talk on the central role the Cape and Islands played in the development of Hitchcock's thinking. The talk will be accompanied by some intriguing and amusing entries from Hitchcock’s field notes as well as images of Cape Cod past and present.
About Our Speaker
ROBERT T. MCMASTER earned his B. A. from Clark University and advanced degrees from Boston College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts. He was director of the Green Briar Nature Center in Sandwich from 1982 to 1991. He taught biology at Holyoke Community College for twenty years. In 2021 he published All the Light Here Comes from Above: The Life and Legacy of Edward Hitchcock (Unquomonk Press), the first biography ever written of Edward Hitchcock. McMaster has also written six novels, the most recent of which is Fugitive from Injustice: Book 2 of the County Wicklow Mysteries (Unquomonk Press, 2023). For more information on Edward Hitchcock, please visit www.EdwardHitchcock.com.
About Chatham Marconi Maritime Center
Founded in 2002, the Chatham Marconi Maritime Center is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to preserve and celebrate the history of Chatham Radio/WCC and 20th Century maritime communication through interpretive museum exhibits, educational programs and community engagement. The Center comprises the historic Marconi-RCA Wireless Museum, an Education Center offering in-house education in communications science and technology for grades K - 9, and the Chatham Marconi TechSmart education outreach initiative designed to bring its proven wireless technology curricula directly to 4th grade children in Cape Cod classrooms. More at: www.ChathamMarconi.org.
About the Chatham Marconi Speaker Series
Programs are usually presented on the first Thursday of each month from September through June, and on alternate Thursday evenings during the Summer. Subjects are drawn from the resources of the Marconi-RCA Wireless Museum, the Center's Education programs, or member-suggested topics related to our mission.
Date and Time
Thursday Nov 7, 2024
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EST
Fees/Admission
Presented online via Zoom only. General Admission is $10 for Zoom webinar access for one linked computer. Reservations may be made at ChathamMarconi.org/speakerseries .
This event is free for Chatham Marconi members. Why not join now at www.ChathamMarconi.org to enjoy future Speaker Series programs at no charge?!
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