Museum of Science, Boston

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Skyline Room
With Richard Preston, journalist for The New Yorker and bestselling author. This presentation is part of the ongoing series Revolutionary Science.

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From Richard Preston, author of the #1 bestseller The Hot Zone, comes the spellbinding story of Steve Sillett, Marie Antoine, and a group of botanists and amateur naturalists who discovered a mysterious world hidden above California. The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring is the gripping tale of their adventures exploring the uncharted canopy biosphere of the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained: the coast redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens). Book signing to follow.

This event is free thanks to the generosity of the Lowell Institute. Seating is limited. Free seating tickets are available to the general public in the Museum lobby beginning at 5:45 p.m. the evening of the program. First come, first served.

Museum members may reserve a limited number of free seating tickets in advance. Ticket availability is limited to the number of Exhibit Halls admissions permitted with your membership card. For member reservations, call between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 .pm. Monday and Tuesday during the week of the lecture only: 617-589-3169.

Fee: Free

Revolutionary Science explores the forces altering our natural world.