Astronomy, the oldest and most traditional science, is also driving new technologies and new scientific methods. From Galileo's earliest telescope until the 1930s, astronomy was synonymous with optical astronomy. The last century has studied radio, infrared, microwaves, ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma-ray astronomy. Much of this was made possible by the development of powerful rockets, satellites, microelectronics, and computers. Astronomers also study cosmic rays, neutrinos, and meteors that come from the most distant parts of the universe and our nearest neighbors. In the last decade, an entirely new source of information has been detected, gravitational waves that distort the fabric of space itself. This multiplicity of sources is captured in the umbrella term "multi-messenger astronomy." Through this course, participants will learn how the multi-billion-dollar technologies required for these observations extend the boundaries of science, technology, and engineering, generating advances that percolate into everyday life.

Bernard Abramson is a retired corporate chief information officer, with international management and consulting experience, and a former adjunct professor in the master of technology management program at Polytechnic University. Educated in the United Kingdom, he has degrees in mathematics and astrophysics.

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Mondays from 10:00 a.m.–noon for five weeks beginning March 11 through April 8.
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