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Henry F. Schaeffer III
Henry F. Schaeffer III received his B.S. degree in chemical physics from the MIT and Ph.D. degree in chemical physics from Stanford. For 18 years he served as a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley and is currently Graham Perdue Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Center for Computational Chemistry at the University of Georgia.
Prof. Schaeffer has authored more than 1000 scientific publications, the majority appearing in the Journal of Chemical Physics or the Journal of the American Chemical Society, and is one of the most highly cited scientists in the world. His work on molecular quantum mechanics (specifically the geometry of methylene) in the 1970's caused a fundamental shift in the role of computers in the chemical sciences.
In 2004, Prof. Schaeffer was the invited lecturer for the 2004 New College Lecture series at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He presented two papers entitled "Scientists and Their Gods" and "The Big Bang, Stephen Hawking, and God". He is also the author of the book Science and Christianity: Conflict or Coherence?, (Apollos Trust, 2003).
- Links:
- Web page - At the University of Georgia website.
- Web page - At the Center for Computational Chemistry (U of G) website.
- Paper and Audio from the Conference:
- Audio - MP3 | Download RealPlayer audio file
- Further Resources:
- Scientists and Their Gods - Lecture transcript (pdf).
- The Big Bang, Stephen Hawking, and God - Lecture transcript (pdf).
- Questions Intellectuals Ask About Christianity - Lecture transcript.