Fw: DAS book club pick for June - Dr. Katie Mack will be attending!
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Greetings MERAL Presidents, ALCors, editors, officers and others,
Below is the invitation for the June Delaware Astronomical Society book club meeting. The author, Dr. Katie Mack, will be attending. Dr. Katie Mack is a highly regarded astronomer and has been on Science Friday to discuss her book about the end of the universe. Mack is also a popular science communicator who participates in social media and regularly writes for Scientific American, Slate, Sky & Telescope, Time, and Cosmos.
Clear skies,
Don Knabb, MERAL Chair
FROM MARY WEBB, LIBRARIAN OF THE DELAWARE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
You are cordially invited to the Delaware Astronomical Society Library Book Club June 2026 Meeting:
Thursday, June 25, 2026
7:00 PM Eastern Time
Via Zoom
We will discuss
The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)
by
Katie Mack
We are especially pleased to announce that Dr. Katie Mack will join us for the meeting and discussion.
In The End of Everything, Dr. Mack presents an accessible discussion of modern cosmology and examines five possible scenarios for the ultimate fate of the universe:
• The Big Crunch
• Heat Death
• The Big Rip
• Vacuum Decay
• The Big Bounce
Additional information about Dr. Mack and the book may be found here:
Official website:
https://www.astrokatie.com
Publisher information:
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-End-of-Everything/Katie-Mack/9781982103569
NC State University faculty page:
https://physics.sciences.ncsu.edu/people/kmack
Perimeter Institute profile:
https://perimeterinstitute.ca/people/katherine-mack
Staff and members of the Perimeter Institute will be invited to attend our meeting.
In April, the Delaware Astronomical Society Library Book Club welcomed Dr. Emma Chapman to discuss First Light, her exploration of the emergence of the first stars and galaxies during the cosmic dawn. In June, we are delighted to welcome Dr. Mack to discuss The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking), an examination of the possible ultimate fates of the universe. Together, these two books span an extraordinary range of cosmic history, from the first stars and galaxies to the possible endings of the universe itself. Whether you have already read the book or are interested in astronomy, cosmology, and the future of the universe, you are welcome to attend. We hope you will join us for an engaging evening of discussion with Dr. Mack and fellow enthusiasts of astronomy and cosmology
Your guests are welcome.
A Zoom link will be emailed to you in advance of the meeting.
For questions, please contact: Libr...@delastro.org
