Speaker Series: A Periodic Tale with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki

How did a shy Polish immigrant kid - Karl Sven Woytek Sas Konkovitch Matthew Kruszelnicki - evolve into the fabulously eccentric Dr Karl?

In this discussion of his long-awaited memoir, you will learn from Dr Karl that it's okay to not take a linear path through life, and that by following our curiosities and our passions, we can bend the universe to our liking.

DR KARL KRUSZELNICKI (AM) just loves science to pieces, and has been spreading the word in print, on TV and radio and online for more than thirty years. The author of forty-eight books, Dr Karl is a lifetime student with degrees in physics and mathematics, biomedical engineering, medicine, and surgery. He has worked as a physicist, labourer, roadie for bands, car mechanic, filmmaker, biomedical engineer, taxi driver, TV weatherman, and medical doctor at the Children's Hospital in Sydney. Since 1995, Dr Karl has been the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at the University of Sydney. In 2019 he was awarded the UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularisation of Science, previous recipients of which include Margaret Mead, David Attenborough, Bertrand Russell, and David Suzuki.

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EVENT STRUCTURE

There will be a formal author talk, followed by 10mins of audience Q&A and 10mins for book purchase and signing.

ABOUT THE VENUE:

MARRICKVILLE PAVILION AND LIBRARY is accessible by lift from both the street and ground levels. The venue is accessible for people using wheelchairs and other mobility aids. There is a hearing loop available.

If you have any access or support requirements in order to participate fully, please let us know when you book via the order form to ensure that we can arrange any reasonable adjustments.

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