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History Happy Hour: Inventors, Innovators, and Illusionists

Are science and magic at odds? At first glance, they appear to be on polar opposites on the spectrum of reality and our understanding of both. However, in the nineteenth century, these two practices were closely related in the frenzied drive toward technological progress. Discover the three Green-Wood residents who not only made waves with their scientific and psychic endeavors, but also illustrated the entanglement of science and magic: Samuel Morse, inventor of the telegraph and Morse code; Washington Irving Bishop, famed mentalist; and Eunice Newton Foote, climate scientist.











When: Tue., Oct. 13, 2020 at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Where: Green-Wood Cemetery
500 25th St., Brooklyn
718-210-3080
Price: $9 / $4 for members
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Are science and magic at odds? At first glance, they appear to be on polar opposites on the spectrum of reality and our understanding of both. However, in the nineteenth century, these two practices were closely related in the frenzied drive toward technological progress. Discover the three Green-Wood residents who not only made waves with their scientific and psychic endeavors, but also illustrated the entanglement of science and magic: Samuel Morse, inventor of the telegraph and Morse code; Washington Irving Bishop, famed mentalist; and Eunice Newton Foote, climate scientist.

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