March 2018 Meeting | AIChE

March 2018 Meeting

Thursday, March 15, 2018, 5:30pm CDT
In-Person / Local
14024 Highland Rd.
Rooms 2 and 3
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
United States

Topic: Building the First Steamship in History from a Chemical Perspective

 

Speaker: John Laurence Busch

 

Menu: Greek Food

Cost: $20 per person ($15 AIChE members, $10 students)

Reservations:  Please make your reservation with chapter secretary, Chelsea Bourdon, by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, March 13. Reservations required

PDH: The subject of this meeting is an acceptable activity for continuing Professional Development as defined by LAPELS and is approved for one (1) PDH unit.

Historian and author John Laurence Busch will attempt to re-calibrate your mind before showing why the proposition of making the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by a "steamship" was met with a mixture of skepticism and fear.  Then he will explore the chemical rationale behind Captain Moses Rogers' design for this revolutionary vessel.   The presentation is based upon his book, "STEAM COFFIN: Captain Moses Rogers and The Steamship Savannah Break the Barrier."