Pursuit of Discovery: An Afternoon with Marie Curie and Lise Meitner - Digital Theater & Science Talks

Name: Pursuit of Discovery: An Afternoon with Marie Curie and Lise Meitner - Digital Theater & Science Talks
Start: 2026-11-07T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-07T22:30:00+00:00
Location: Building 54 100

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When: Saturday, November 7, 20262:00 PM – 5:30 PM ESTAdd to calendar Google Calendar
Where: Building 54 10021 AMES ST, Cambridge, MA 02139Open in Maps
Hosted by: MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research

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What if you could hear the origin story of radioactivity and nuclear fission from the scientists who discovered them?

On Saturday, November 7th, STEM on Stage presents Pursuit of Discovery: An Afternoon with Marie Curie and Lise Meitner, two digital theater showings, each paired with a modern science talk, about pioneering women in nuclear physics — Marie Skłodowska Curie and Lise Meitner — on their shared birthday.

Through filmed living history portrayals, audiences experience the life events, challenges, and breakthroughs behind two of the most defining scientific advances of the 20th century. Special element-themed birthday cupcakes will be served between showings. The event will be hosted by Melanie Wallace, former senior series producer for PBS NOVA and a board member of Central Square Theater.

Take part in an entertaining afternoon exploring the human stories behind the history of science, and how these achievements continue to shape our world today.

Free with RSVP (required) - (link below)

SCHEDULE OVERVIEW:

• 2:00–3:30 PM — Humanity Needs Dreamers: A Visit With Marie Curie (45 min, digital theater), followed by a science talk by Dr. Nikita Dutta

• 3:30–4:00 PM — Element-themed cupcakes & shared birthday celebration

• 4:00–5:30 PM — Lise Meitner and the Universe of Atoms (45 min, digital theater), followed by a 30 min astrophysics talk by MIT Prof. Anna Frebel

2:00 PM — Humanity Needs Dreamers: A Visit With Marie Curie

Hear from Marie Skłodowska Curie in her 1915 Paris laboratory as she recollects her quest to isolate two elements and pioneer the field of radioactivity. This filmed living history show is performed by scholar and performer Susan Marie Frontczak. The showing is followed by "The Power of Being Interdisciplinary," a companion science talk by materials scientist Dr. Nikita Dutta.

3:30–4:00 PM — Element-Themed Cupcakes & Shared Birthday Celebration

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