Abraham Lincoln is well known as having interests in science, but he also had an interest in the arts. Join me at the Arts Club of Washington on October 26th to explore the arts and sciences of Abraham Lincoln. The event is open to the public.
This is a unique talk focused on the art and science of Abraham Lincoln and is not the same talk on Lincoln: The Fire of Genius David has given at other venues. He will use images and artwork to give insight into how Lincoln developed his scientific interests and how those interests influenced his personal, professional, and political lives. The program will explore the surprising connections between this imagery and Lincoln’s goal to institutionalize science and technology in the federal government.
Book Discussion with Author David J. Kent
“Lincoln the Fire of Genius”
Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at 6:30 pm
Members free ~ Non-members $15
Abraham Lincoln had a lifelong fascination with science and technology, a fascination that would help institutionalize science, win the Civil War, and propel the nation into the modern age. Lincoln The Fire of Genius offers the first holistic look at Lincoln’s fascination with science and technology. That fascination can be seen threaded through his remarkable life, his commitment to self-study and self-improvement, his careers as a lawyer and politician, and finally, to his presidency during the Civil War, in which science and technology played a key role.
David will use images and artwork to give an overview of how Lincoln developed his scientific interests and how those interests influenced his personal, professional, and political lives. He will explore the surprising connections between this imagery and Lincoln’s goal to institutionalize science and technology into the federal government.
The event includes a book discussion and a book signing reception with a wine bar and hors d’oeuvres. Books will be available for purchase.
More details on the Arts Club of Washington website.
Please join me! There will be food and wine!
[Photo of Lincoln and the founding of the National Academy of Sciences. Come to the Arts Club to find out more about it.]
Lincoln: The Fire of Genius: How Abraham Lincoln’s Commitment to Science and Technology Helped Modernize America was released on September 1, 2022.
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David J. Kent is President of the Lincoln Group of DC and the author of Lincoln: The Fire of Genius: How Abraham Lincoln’s Commitment to Science and Technology Helped Modernize America and Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America.
His previous books include Tesla: The Wizard of Electricity and Edison: The Inventor of the Modern World and two specialty e-books: Nikola Tesla: Renewable Energy Ahead of Its Time and Abraham Lincoln and Nikola Tesla: Connected by Fate.
