Astrophysics: The New Astronomy

Fulcrum Arts HQ
544 N. Fair Oaks Ave
Pasadena, CA 91103

Free with RSVP

Astrophysics, dubbed the “new astronomy” at its inception in the late nineteenth century, blossomed when George Ellery Hale convinced Andrew Carnegie to invest in an observatory in the mountains above Pasadena. The discoveries that followed were some of the twentieth century’s most important.

In a public presentation at Fulcrum Arts HQ, Dr. Jeff Rich, an astronomer at the Carnegie Science Observatories, will explain how our fundamental understanding of the universe completely changed because of these discoveries, and how the field of astrophysics continues to evolve thanks to the work of Carnegie astronomers from 1904 to the present day.

Jeff Rich is an Astronomer at the Carnegie Science Observatories where he heads up the outreach and education programming. His research is focused on observations of nearby galaxy mergers to help us better understand how galaxies grow and change throughout cosmic time. Jeff is from Washington State, went to college at USC and carried out his graduate studies at the University of Hawai’i.

Presented as part of Fulcrum Festival 2024: Waves Upon Waves.