Speaker Series

2017 Speaker Events

Joel A. Freeman, Ph.D.

“The Mysterious Rosetta Stone: Cracking The Code to Problem-Solving” by Joel A. Freeman, Ph.D.

Saturday June 10, 2017 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM  

Join us at the City of College Park – City Hall, 4500 Knox Rd, College Park, MD 20740  Click here for directions.

Rosetta Stone replica

Found in 1799 on the west bank of the Nile by Napoleon’s French soldiers, this 1,700 pound fragment of an ancient slab gave up the clues that ultimately cracked the code to hieroglyphics some 23 years later in 1822 – unlocking the secrets of ancient Egypt.
Perhaps one of the most important finds in the past three centuries…yet hardly anyone knows about it.

Anyone interested in the fields of archaeology, Egyptology, cryptology, writing, publishing, geology, science, mathematics, translation work and/or languages understands the significance of this famous artifact — a contemporary metaphor for problem-solving.

Dr. Freeman will talk about the Freeman Institute’s development of a 5,000-sq.-ft. traveling exhibit about the dramatic history surrounding the Rosetta Stone, language/culture and problem solving – www.RosettaZone.com

We’d like to plan for you to join us. To reserve your space at this free event, please complete the form below.

The Amelia C. Murdoch Speaker Series is continuing in the 2016-2017 season. We are accepting proposals from potential speakers and nominations of people you’d like to see at our series. Please share your suggestions in the form below or send an email to info [at] languagemuseum.org