METALS, MINERALS AND MINING
$60.00
METALS, MINERALS AND MINING
15 members maximum in person
Tuesdays 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
September 24 – November 19 (8 sessions; no class October 22)
Course Leaders: George Cranton, Marcel Djivre
Fee: $60
Metals and minerals literally shaped our planet. Our histories are marked by a growing ability to mine and extract these materials so that we might use them in advancing our technologies: swords or ploughshares; planes, trains, or automobiles; power grids or smart phones. In their pursuit, we have dug the deepest holes, scarred the earth, polluted waters. Pick the story that fascinates you.
Possible Topics: Mineral exploration and geology; the geomagnetic field; diamond and uranium mining/refining; technological innovations; social responsibility; metals and minerals as national resources; geopolitics of minerals; metallurgy through the ages; metals in biochemistry.
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