O MG! How Chemistry Came to Be
Dr. Stephen Cohen
November 4, 2026
5:30 P.M.
The Evergreen State College
Purce Hall, Lecture Hall 1
Save the date for this engaging lecture by Dr. Stephen Cohen, 2026 winner of the ACS James Grady and James Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public. Download a flyer here. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Though chemistry is presented in modern textbooks as a series of facts, chemistry connects to society in unusual ways, co-evolving with its concerns throughout history. Dr. Cohen, author of O Mg! How Chemistry Came to Be, will share examples of how modern chemistry has affected music, art, politics, religion, and literature, or how these fields have affected chemistry
SPONSORED BY:
The Evergreen State College Unsoeld Seminar Series, supported through donations to The Evergreen State College Foundation, and American Chemical Society, Puget Sound Section.