NASA Talk on Electronic Systems Collapse Postponed

HAMPTON, Va., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Tuesday, Feb. 2, lecture by William Forstchen, author of the New York Times best seller "One Second After" at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton is postponed.

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Forstchen was scheduled to discuss the thesis of his book concerning how a major electromagnetic pulse or EMP could be a global perfect storm for our electrical distribution system, communications, and the new technology society.

The 7:30 p.m. presentation of Fortschen's talk "EMP, and the Potential for a Nationwide or Global 'Katrina,' of our Electronic  Infrastructure" at the Virginia Air & Space Center in downtown Hampton will be rescheduled, as well.

For more information about NASA Langley's Colloquium and Sigma Series Lectures:

http://shemesh.larc.nasa.gov/Lectures/ .

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SOURCE NASA