Date
7-12-1978
Series
Ecosystems Lectures
Length
58 minutes
Notes
In the second of two lectures for the "Ecosystems" series of lectures sponsored by Sigma Xi- Earth Resources Ltd, John Rader Platt, an American physicist and biophysicist at University of Chicago, continues his discussion of scientific discoveries since 1945 and argues that these discoveries are inconsistent with the present-day nation-state. The lecture suggests that the opportunity to establish space colonies will only be available for the next thirty years and that it should be capitalized upon.
Transferred and preserved by Portland State University Library’s Special Collections with the generous support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Oregon State Library.
Subjects
Ecosystems, Outer space -- Exploration, Space colonies
Original Format
Reel to reel, 3.75 ips, 1/4 track, mono
Rights
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11452
Recommended Citation
Platt, John Rader, ""Needed Social Innovations (Lecture 2)"" (1978). Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers. 193.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11452
Description
Transcript added June 25, 2020.
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