ASM International Philadelphia "Liberty Bell" Chapter YOUNG MEMBERS NIGHT will be on OCTOBER 16th at the Williamson Restaurant in Horsham, PA starting at 6pm. The speaker will be Peter Dent, Vice President of Business Development for the Electron Energy Corporation. The topic he will be discussing is: The Technology, Casting Methods and Sculpture of Leonardo da Vinci.

The meeting is $16 for students and this includes a social hour from 6-7pm, dinner at 7pm and the guest speaker. There will be a sign up sheet posted on the main office door for all those who wish to attend, and I strongly encourage you to do so, so that the young members will be well represented. We will provide transportation to all those who wish to come. The bus will be leaving Drexel at 4:45pm on October 16th. It is a great chance to get to know some of your fellow graduate students, make connections will people from industry, and listen to an interesting talk.

Here is a brief description of Peter Dent's talk:

In the late 15th century Leonardo da Vinci labored for 17 years to create his ultimate triumph of art and technology: a colossal
24 foot tall, 80 ton bronze Horse in tribute to the father of Duke Ludvico Sforza of Milan. Unfortunately, war intervened and bronze
for the Horse was diverted to form cannon to fight the French who eventually seized the city on 10 September 1499. Gaston
bowmen used Leonardo's full size clay model as their target for archery practice which, along with the weather, destroyed what
Leonardo had hoped would be his greatest legacy to art. Five hundred years later a group of Americans completed the dream of
the late Charles C. Dent to build a modern tribute to Leonardo which is located in Milan, Italy. Through the donation to the Italian
people of a Horse based on Leonardo's drawings, widespread international acclaim was received. This presentation will provide a
context of times of the Italian renaissance and Leonardo's universal genius, 15th century casting technology, and contrast this
with the methods used to build Leonardo da Vinci's Horse which, even in modern times, posed numerous unique challenges.
About Da Vinci Science Center
The Da Vinci Science Center is an independent non-profit organization that promotes hands-on science learning through
inquiry, highlights vibrant and important career opportunities in science available to every young person, and encourages all
people to be curious and creative in the spirit of Leonardo da Vinci. The Da Vinci Science Center stresses the inquiry method.
Utilized by scientists and recognized as the most effective way to learn, the inquiry method encourages questioning,
experimenting actively, observing, communicating results, and connecting all knowledge.

Hope to see you there!