Arizona
Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Arizona State
University, P.O. Box 874402, Tempe, AZ 85287-4402
Phone: (480) 965-5900 Fax: (480) 965-1681
ACMRS Public Programs
ACMRS Distinguished
Lecture Series in Medieval
and Renaissance Studies
Fall 2001
David C. Lindberg
ACMRS was honored and pleased
to welcome David C. Lindberg, Hilldale Professor of the History of Science
and Adjunct Member, Institute for Research in the Humanities, at the University
of Wisconsin, Madison, as the Distinguished Lecturer in Medieval Studies for
Fall 2001. Professor Lindberg is an eminent scholar who has received numerous
grants and awards from various prestigious organizations, including the National
Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the History
of Science Society, the Medieval Academy of America, and the University of
Wisconsin. He is the author of more than sixty-five books and articles on
topics ranging from Roger Bacon to the relationship between science and Christianity
to the history of optics. Professor Lindberg visited various classes and met
informally with students and faculty while at ASU. His Distinguished Lecture
on October 1, 2001 was titled "Galileo, the Church, and the Cosmos."
Professor Lindberg's visit was co-sponsored by the ASU Departments of Philosophy,
Physics and Astronomy, and Religious Studies.