Richard Rhodes February 27, 2013

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and noted nuclear historian Richard Rhodes will speak about his new book, “Hedy’s Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamar, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World,” Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m., in Camp Concert Hall at the University of Richmond. A dessert reception and book signing will follow.

Rhodes is author or editor of 24 books including “The Making of the Atomic Bomb,” which won a Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction and “Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb,” which was shortlisted for a Pulitzer in history. Rhodes has been a visiting scholar at Harvard and MIT and a host and correspondent for different television series, including “Frontline” and “American Experience.”

The event is part of the 2012-13 Jepson Leadership Forum and is cosponsored by the University of Richmond’s history and journalism departments.

Tickets are free and can be reserved by calling the Modlin Center Box Office at 804-289-8980. For more information visit http://jepson.richmond.edu.

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