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SUMMARY:Introduction to 'Three Tales' - Professor Robert Bud (Principal Cu
 rator of Medicine\, The Science Museum)
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DESCRIPTION:On 18 February\, Professor Robert Bud\, Principal Curator of M
 edicine at the Science Museum\, will be visiting Cambridge to give a talk.
 \n\nThe occasion is a production of Steve Reich and Beryl Korot's video op
 era 'Three Tales' - a work which explores the role of technology in the tw
 entieth century through a close examination of three major\nevents: the ex
 plosion of the Hindenburg zeppelin\, the atom bomb tests at Bikini Atoll\,
  and the cloning of Dolly the Sheep. The third tale\, 'Dolly'\, expands in
 to a broader discussion of genetic engineering and\nthe concept of man as 
 a machine. It also features interviews with numerous leading commentators\
 , including Richard Dawkins\, Marvin Minsky and Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz.\n\n
 Professor Bud\, in addition to his role at the Science Museum\, is also a 
 long-standing visiting research scholar in Cambridge's History and Philoso
 phy of Science department\, and has published numerous books\,\nincluding 
 the first ever history of biotechnology ('The Uses of Life')\, and 'Penici
 llin: Triumph and Tragedy'. His short talk will be a fascinating insight i
 nto some of his work and there will be a chance to ask questions.\n\nThe t
 alk is at 10.15pm in the ADC's Larkum Studio\, and entry is included in th
 e price of a ticket to the show\, which begins at 11.00. The show is also 
 running on Wednesday\, Friday and Saturday and other talks are running on 
 Friday and Saturday. Tickets can be reserved at www.adctheatre.com and ple
 ase consult\nthreetales.co.uk for more information about the production.
LOCATION:ADC Theatre\, Park Street\, Cambridge
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