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A Heroic Portrayal of Thomas Edison

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Michael

I stumbled across the movie Edison, The Man (1940) with Spencer Tracy and had to watch it. First, Thomas Edison is the quintessential inventor whose innovations—such as the cost-effective, long-lasting electric lightbulb and other electric appliances—changed the global energy landscape … Read More

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Dr. Michael E. Webber
Deputy Director, Energy Institute
Co-Director, Clean Energy Incubator
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Josey Centennial Fellow in Energy Resources
The University of Texas at Austin
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Energy at the Movies: From Campus to Primetime
Dr. Michael Webber and Juan Garcia present at SXSW Edu in March 2014.

UT Professor’s Energy a TV Hit
The Austin American-Statesman, Laylan Copelin

“When Energy Goes Hollywood: A Conversation with Michael Webber”
StateImpact Texas, Terrence Henry, KUT Austin

“‘The Power of Cinema: UT Professor Uses Film as Teaching Tool for the Masses about Energy in Society”
Austin Business Journal, James Jeffrey

Hydropower Saves The FugitiveI had the chance to re-watch an early 1990s blockbuster, The Fugitive (1993), starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. Ford plays a doctor wrongfully accused of murdering his wife. He is unexpectedly freed from the transport bus taking him … Read More

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