Detail of "Portrait of Monsieur de Lavoisier and his Wife, chemist Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze"JACQUES-LOUIS DAVID
Another World Science Festival has come and gone. This year's installment—the fourth for the multi-day carnival of events that celebrate the union of science and art—was just as packed with interesting talks, stellar presenters, and cutting-edge research as we've come to expect. The Scientist made it to a handful of the New York City events. Here are a few we found noteworthy.
Chemistry on Canvas: A Revealing Portrait of Monsieur and Madame Lavoisier
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
June 5, 2:00-3:00 PM
Antoine Lavoisier—often called the father of modern chemistry for naming oxygen and hydrogen, among other seminal advances—cuts a fine figure in the famous painting by renowned French Neoclassical painter Jacques-Louis David. Even more fetching is David's rendering of Lavoisier's wife and scientific collaborator ...
