Atalay Featured in Smithsonian Magazine on Leonardo da Vinci’s Fusion of Art and Science

University of Mary Washington Professor Emeritus of Physics Bulent Atalay will deliver a presentation Thursday, March 13, in Dodd Auditorium, as part of the William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series. Atalay will discuss his most recent book, ‘Beyond Genius.’
UMW Professor Emeritus of Physics Bulent Atalay

Professor Emeritus of Physics Bulent Atalay was recently featured in Smithsonian Magazine for his reflections on the interplay between art and science, as exemplified by Leonardo da Vinci.

“Just as the artist is restricted only by his imagination and his facility with his chisel or brush, the scientist is restricted only by his imagination and his facility with his mathematics,” Atalay writes. A former faculty member at UMW and UVA, Atalay continues to lecture internationally. Read the full story.