Dallas Christian Leadership:
Event Schedule
Dallas Christian Leadership invites you to:
2008-2009 Luncheon Series
SMU Umphrey Lee Center
Ballroom (3rd Floor)
What does Calculus have to do with Christianity?
Dr. Robert J. Marks
Distinguished Professor of Engineering
Baylor University
Robert J. Marks is Distinguished
Professor of Engineering at Baylor University. He was attracted to Baylor after
26 years at the University of Washington by Baylor's visionary 2012 initiative.
Marks is the recipient of numerous professional
awards, including a NASA Tech Brief Award and a best paper award from the
American Brachytherapy Society for prostate cancer research. He is Fellow of
both IEEE and The Optical Society of America. His research has been funded by
organizations such as the National Science Foundation, General Electric,
Southern California Edison, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the
Office of Naval Research, the Whitaker Foundation, Boeing Defense, the National
Institutes of Health, The Jet Propulsion Lab, Army Research Office, and NASA.
Isaac Newton - the father of
classical physics and co-creator of calculus; Michael Faraday - the founder of
electrical engineering; Blaise Pascal - mathematician extraordinaire and
inventor of the first computer; George Washington Carver – the “father of the
peanut”; Louis Pasteur – the father of microbiology, Thomas Bayes - the founder
of statistical inference, James Clerk Maxwell, the formulator of
electromagnetics, and on and on. We know these and other great scientists and
mathematicians have made monumental contributions to knowledge. We know what
they did but, typically, not who they were nor what motivated their work. These
extraordinary researchers, and others, desired to uncover the beauty and order
in a universe they believe was created by God. Many not only study the
creation, but have pursued the identity of the Creator and have found Him in the
foundational tenets of Christianity. How is this juxtaposed with the more modern
naturalistic idea of an anthropic principle? Stephen Hawking claims “The
anthropic principle seems essential. . .” If all these wonders weren't true, we
wouldn't be here to know about it. One must either appeal to the anthropic
principle or find some viable explanation for why the universe is the way it is.
Tickets Required--Limited Seating
Reservation Deadline: Noon Monday September 22, 2008
Sponsored by: Dallas Christain Leadership
Parking: Parking is available at Binkely Parking Garage. Enter in the visitor lane and take a ticket. Park in the first floor or above. For SMU maps, click here.
Ticket Information:
Ticket Price$22 each. SMU Faculty/Staff $17 each.
Tickets available at Dallas Christian Leadership
For questions, or more information, contact:(214) 349-1109
Dallas Christian Leadership at (214) 232-7248
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