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The Templeton Lecture Series, entitled Creativity of Genius, features four lectures by noted experts in a of disciplines spanning the sciences and the arts. They will provide insights into the phenomenon of human genius, by exploring the life and work of immortal icons whose names have come to epitomize creativity and genius.

The first lecture in this series is titled "Learning from Newton" and will be given by Martin Krieger, USC professor of planning.

Newton provided a model of how one might in good faith incorporate theology, apocalypticism, alchemy and mathematical physics into a life of inquiry. For example, his mathematical physics is meant to determine the nature of the world. There is just one Isaac Newton, and all these aspects are comfortably intertwined. One other lesson: There is no substitute for hard work, perseverance and being born at the right time and place.

Martin Krieger is professor of planning at USC. He has written books on theories of planning and design, environmental policy, entrepreneurship and mathematical modeling. He has been a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and at the National Humanities Center, has received three Mellon Mentoring Awards at USC, and is a fellow of the American Physical Society. He received his doctorate, for work in experimental physics, from Columbia University.

Visit www.usc.edu/templetonlectures for more information on the series. Download the lecture flier here.