GBH Nov. Lunch/Lecture: Archimedes, Galileo & the Revolution in Problem Solving

Greater Boston Humanists holds our first Fall event with a buffet lunch and lecture gathering at the India Pavillion, in Central Square Cambridge, Saturday, November 4. We'll eat from the buffet (w/vegetarian options, only $14 per person for all you care to eat) starting at 1:30 pm.

At 2:30, Russell Doane will speak on "Archimedes, Galileo, and The Revolution in Problem Solving." In 1954 as a student, Russell Doane showed up at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and found that most of his teachers had almost forgotten one of the most important methods to make new technology, something he learned from his own father. Two of the greatest scientists and inventors of all time were aided by the same problem-solving technique, one that Mr. Doane thinks has had its ups and downs over the centuries since.

The power to make something new, which nobody had before, — to visualize it and bring it into being — is the essence of what created the modern world. By the end of this talk, Russell will give you a new way to think about the 400-year revolution that has created the world we live in, and the importance of sharing this problem-solving technique with everyone from the children in your life, to the leaders struggling with the problems of governance today.

Russell Doane worked for 36 years in electronics for Digital Equipment Corporation, and was on the Board of the Boston Ethical Society for several years. He owns a converted fire station in Tiverton, Rhode Island, and works on boat building and other projects there. A long-time GBH member, he writes a column for the Greater Boston Humanist newsletter.

Join us this Fall in community-building and intellectual discussion after our long summer hiatus! RSVP here and come share in our celebration with lively community food for body and mind.

Parking is available in a public parking garage just down Green Street, as well as in lots all around Massachusetts Avenue. The restaurant is also just steps away from the Central Square Cambridge MBTA (Metro) station and bus stops.