Oklahoma City Museum of Art 415 Couch Dr. Oklahoma City, OK
The statewide film series Science on Screen creatively pairs feature films with presentations by scientific experts to advance public understanding of science and technology. The Oklahoma City Art Museum will present the 1985 film Real Genius. When science prodigy Mitch Taylor (Gabe Jarret) arrives at Pacific Tech as a freshman, he?s paired up with genius senior Chris Knight (Val Kilmer) to work on a laser project assigned by their unscrupulous mentor Professor Hathaway (William Atherton). Mitch initially doesn?t care for Knight?s slacker attitude, but is eventually won over, and their friendship allows them to make new progress on the laser project. It?s only when the boys learn that the CIA intends to use the laser as a weapon that they start to question what they?ve actually been working for. After the screening, Adam Mock, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Central Michigan University, will discuss the latest science of laser technology and its applications.
