Reflections on Deep Time: From the Big Bang to the End of Planet Earth
Location
Wedgewood Conference Center, Room 4094
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
23-9-2014 4:00 PM
Description
Since the eighteenth century, a series of discoveries in the fields of geology, paleontology, and astronomy have revealed that the world and the broader universe are much older than previously thought. Instead of being a few thousand years old, the Earth is now recognized to be around 4.5 billion years old, while the universe itself took shape about 13.8 billion years ago. Historian Daniel Schafer will explore the discovery of “deep time” and reflect on its implications for our understanding of humanity’s place in the wider universe.
Recommended Citation
Schafer, Daniel, "Reflections on Deep Time: From the Big Bang to the End of Planet Earth" (2014). Humanities Symposium. 24.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2014/2014/24
Reflections on Deep Time: From the Big Bang to the End of Planet Earth
Wedgewood Conference Center, Room 4094
Since the eighteenth century, a series of discoveries in the fields of geology, paleontology, and astronomy have revealed that the world and the broader universe are much older than previously thought. Instead of being a few thousand years old, the Earth is now recognized to be around 4.5 billion years old, while the universe itself took shape about 13.8 billion years ago. Historian Daniel Schafer will explore the discovery of “deep time” and reflect on its implications for our understanding of humanity’s place in the wider universe.
Comments
Convocation Credit: Academic Lecture