I didn’t expect Man of Steel (2013)–the latest in the decades-long Superman franchise–to be an energy movie. But it had several key energy components throughout the movie. Themes related to “Peak Oil” were mentioned twice. In the opening scene, Clark … Read More
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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