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2019 Philadelphia Science Festival

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2019 Philadelphia Science Festival

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The Philadelphia Science Festival will return in 2019 to educate, inspire, and engage the region with the science and technology that surrounds our everyday world. Organized and led by The Franklin Institute, in collaboration with 200 of the region’s premier science, cultural, and educational establishments, the Philadelphia Science Festival offers events for families and adults all across the Delaware Valley. The 2019 Festival will take place April 26—May 4.

The 2019 Philadelphia Science Festival culminates on Saturday, May 4 in a super-charged, super-fun celebration of science! The Science Carnival on the Parkway promises to be the ultimate daylong science extravaganza!

NOON YEAR’S EVE BASH

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NOON YEAR’S EVE BASH

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Museum-wide
Families Public Members
Ring in the New Year early this year as The Franklin Institute counts down to an explosive pre-launch to 2019. Celebrate with fiery live science shows, magic milk firework experiments, make-and-take noisemakers, plus live shows on the Science of Fireworks, and other surprises — all well before midnight on New Year’s Eve. Plus, when the clock strikes NOON, what better way to close out 2018 and welcome in the New Year than with a massive ball pit explosion!

NOON Year’s Eve Bash at The Franklin Institute includes:

NOON! Explosive countdown to the (early) New Year with a ball pit explosion!
“The Science of Fireworks” Live show
Astronomy-related activity to mark the Earth’s rotation
Make-and-take noisemakers
Solar observing in the Joel N. Bloom Observatory (weather permitting)
3D printing demonstrations in the Tech Studio
Magic milk fireworks
Ticket Prices:

Included with General Museum Admission

NIKOLA TESLA CONFERENCE 2019

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NIKOLA TESLA CONFERENCE 2019

MORNING SESSION 

 

09:00 am  REGISTRATION

10:00 am  Keynote Address – Mirjana Živković, Consul General of The Republic of Serbia

10:15 am  TSF Progress Report & Short-Term Plan – Milan Kostić, Executive Director, TSF

10:30 am  Nikola Tesla The Movie – Matthew Scarboro, Co-Founder, EZImaginations

10:45 am  Nikola Tesla and Humanity – Pavel Sfera, Poet, Aspiring Novelist, Humanitarian

11:00 am  Youth and Nikola Tesla – Aleksej Milić, 13 year old Guest, Serbia

11:08 am  Delphine Tesla Music Intro and Overview – Delphine Tesla, Musician 

11:12 am  Nikola Tesla as Inspiration – Achilleas Kentonis, Innovation Mentor – Multidisciplinary Artist and Scientist, Cyprus

 

11:15 am  BREAK

 

11:30 am  Tesla & Humanity’s Missing Paradigm Shift – Mark Passio, Radio Talk Show Host 

11:45 am  Tesla – Past, Present and Future” – Milovan Matić, Author

12:00 pm  Starting a Tesla Club – Ashley Redfearn, Director of Education, TSF

12:15 pm  Tesla Symphony Program – Alejandro Sanchez Navarro, Composer and Conductor, Mexico

 

12:30 pm LUNCH AND NETWORKING with Video Content

 

AFTERNOON SESSION

 

02:00 pm  Miloje Popović, Former Director of XYU Cultural Center in NY

02:15 pm  Nikola Tesla Business Records Elise Ackerman, Journalist

02:30 pm  Progress Report – Marc Alessi, Executive Director, Tesla Science Center

02:45 pm  Sisatovac Project – Nikola Lonchar, Founder and President, TSF

03:00 pm  Sustainable Live House Project – Robert Meyer, President, TSF Arizona

03:15 pm Adventures from the Future – Inspired by Tesla – Helena Bulaja Madunic, Artist and Storyteller

 

 

03:30 pm BREAK

 

04:00 pm  Progress Report – Vic Djurdjevic, President, Nikola Tesla Educational Corp, Canada

04:15 pm  Tesla Productions – Charlotte Brown, Producer, 311 Studio Productions

04:30 pm  Progress Report – Nicholas A Baio, President, TSF New York

04:45 pm  Panel Discussion, Nikola Tesla and Education

                   Moderator: Ashley Redfearn, TSF Director of Education

                   Panel Participants:

                   – Milovan Matić, Author, “Tesla – Past, Present and Future”

                   – Harry Oung, Director of Science, TSF

                   – Brian Yetzer, Art Director, TSF

                   – Mano Divina, Music Director, TSF

                   – Craig Do’Vidio, Director, Tesla TALK.TV, TSF

                   – Dr. John Cambridge, Entomologist

 

05:30 pm DINNER AND NETWORKING with Video Content

 

EVENING SESSION

 

07:00 pm  Poet of Electricity – James Jaeger, Film Producer, Tesla TALK.TV, TSF

07:10 pm  Niko Tesla Film   Tesla Ambassadors, Australia

07:15 pm  Tesla and Pupin: Film Reconciliation is Key – Sava Sajko, Producent

07:30 pm  Tesla Symphony Program – Alejandro Sanchez Navarro, Composer and Conductor

08:00 pm  Tesla’s People – Zeljko Mirkovic, Film Producer, Tesla TALK.TV, TSF

08:15 pm  Why NIKOLA TESLA is a Mind from the FUTURE – Helena Bulaja Madunic, Artist and Storyteller

 

08:45 pm  Award Presentation

 

Lana Asanin, Program Presenter

Kevin Wood, Director of Events and PR Manager

Milica N. Savic, Director of Art & Technology

 

Art Exhibition:

Mariana Moreno, Mexico

Bogdan Miscević

Sandra Nikoletić

Family Lončar Private Collection

Foundation Laza Kostic – Tesla – Pupin

Students of Tacony Academy Charter School, Philadelphia

Reconciliation and friendship inspired by Tesla Pupin Tower in Serbia


Organized and supported by Tesla Science Foundation and

Consulate General of The Republic of Serbia, New York

PROGRAM ORGANIZER RESERVES RIGHTS TO PROGRAM CHANGES


The Tesla Science Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the life, legacy and scientific innovations of Nikola Tesla. Having successfully hosted numerous lectures, seminars, forums – to include the annual Energy Independence Conference and Tesla Memorial Conference – our Foundation is the most active Tesla related organization in the United States today. Through our dedicated efforts and generous support from our contributors, the Tesla Science Foundation network of distinguished scientists, engineers, academics, artists, students and other Tesla enthusiasts worldwide continues to grow. Visionary and scientist Nikola Tesla is included in the UNESCO Memory of the World register. © 2018 by The Tesla Science Foundation. All rights reserved.

SCIENCE AFTER HOURS

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SCIENCE AFTER HOURS

Get in the spirit of the season with some strange science. From the fireplace mantle to the cabinet of curiosities, our halls are decked with boughs of holly and folly for the scientific soiree of the season. Filled to the brim with crafts, carols, and explosive demonstrations—this night will leave you hankering for the holidays!

Holiday Bizarre activities include:

What’s in the Gift Box? Dissection Special
Twisted Tinkering ornament making
Performances by “One Man Band”
Winter Solstice stellar observing
Photo ops with Krampus, St. Nick’s darker counterpart
Seasonal screen-printing and craft making
This is a 21+ event.

Due to the popularity of this event, we strongly recommend that you purchase tickets in advance as capacity is limited and may sell out.