Public Lectures at Morehead

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center has a long history of hosting world-famous speakers, who share their research and expertise with public audiences through Morehead programs.

Upcoming programs will be announced through area media and Morehead's Web site as they are scheduled.

Past speakers include:

• Dr. Jocelyn Bell Burnell, discoverer of pulsars
• Andrew Chaikin, author of "A Man on the Moon"
• Philippe Cousteau, president of EarthEcho and chief ocean correspondent for Animal Planet and Planet Green
• Dr. Christian de Duve, Nobel laureate
• John Dobson, developer of the Dobsonian telescope
• Gen. Charlie Duke, Apollo astronaut and moonwalker
• Dr. Thomas Marshburn, Space Shuttle astronaut
• Dr. Story Musgrave, Space Shuttle astronaut
• Michael Pollan, author of "The Botany of Desire" and "The Omnivore's Dilemma"
• Dr. Oliver Smithies, Nobel laureate
• Dr. James Watson, Nobel laureate and discoverer of the structure of DNA
• Dr. Edward O. Wilson, Pulitzer Prize winner