It must be the jetlag
Just arrived in Austin, Texas for the American Astronomical Society meeting, easily the largest conference I’ve been to since I started my ‘career’. The abstract book and program are each the size of a novel, and working out what to see is going to be interesting. I’ll be posting updates here, but you should also keep an eye on Universe Today,Bad Astronomy and Pamela Gay for all the latest news.
I was going to write an overview of the week, but I opened the abstract book and turned straight to the following; more when I’ve stopped seeing things.
How Astronomers Die
Thomas A. Hockey - University Of Northern Iowa.
Presentation Number: 082.05
Most astronomers throughout history died of natural causes. Atypical deaths, gleaned prosopographically from the author’s Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers (Springer, 2007), are discussed.
on January 9th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
[...] My first AAS post was a nod to the talk I’ve just been to, a review of how astronomers meet their end by Thomas Hockney of the University of Northern Iowa. I was standing at the back having just come from another session, and so didn’t catch the names but here are the highlights: [...]