The
San Marino Historical Society kicks off its fall programming with a talk on Edwin
Hubble, an American astronomer who played a crucial role in establishing the
field of extragalactic astronomy. He is generally
regarded as one of the most important observational cosmologists of the 20th century. Hubble is known for showing that the recessional velocity of a galaxy increases
with its distance from the earth, implying the universe is expanding. He lived in San Marino from 1925 until he
died in 1953, and the house remained in the Hubble family until approximately
1973. It was designated a National
Historic Landmark in 1976 and is the only house in San Marino so designated.
DR. JUNA KOLLMEIER is
currently an Astronomer at the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of
Washington in Pasadena. Her personal
focus is theoretical astrophysics concerning the growth of cosmic structure on
all scales. She received a B.S. (physics),
2000, from California Institute of Technology; and a Ph.D (astronomy), 2006,
from The Ohio State University. She is
both a Carnegie-Princeton Fellow and Hubble Fellow.
This
program is free and open to the public. It
will take place in the Library’s Barth Community Room. Seating is limited and attendance to these
monthly programs has been to capacity so arrive early. At 6:00 pm San Marino Centennial books
will available for purchase.
