Man on the Moon

I am quite excited for the new IMAX movie about the moon landings. Tom hanks has teamed up with Gary Goetzman and the IMAX corp to develop Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D. The film is also sponsored by NASA and Lockheed Martin.


How the IMAX 3D system works:

"The IMAX 3D projector simultaneously projects two strips of 15/70 film, one for each eye, onto a special silver IMAX 3D screen. Each member of the audience must wear IMAX 3D glasses, which channel the right-eye image to the right eye and the left-eye image to the left eye. Some IMAX theatres use P3D glasses, which have polarized lenses that separate the left- and right- eye images. Other theatres use E3D glasses, which utilize electronic liquid crystal shutter technology. The 15/70 film format used by IMAX is ten times larger than a conventional 35mm film and three times larger than a standard 70mm film. The sheer size of a 15/70 film frame, combined with the unique IMAX projection technology, is the key to the extraordinary sharpness and clarity of films exhibited in IMAX theatres."

Here is a link to the movie trailer.

The film opens in 3 weeks and I will be sure to snag my ticket for the King of Prussia IMAX experience.
















Part of my interest in this subject dates back to when I was a little kid. I went to Space Camp when I was in 4th grade and have always had a love for the stars. My family and I took a trip through the south and I went to camp for a week in Huntsville, Alabama.

I think space and the idea of exploration is an excellent way to get young students interested in the area of math and science.

Study Time

I am back in Pennsylvania now and ready to continue my MBA studies at Villanova. This summer break was amazing. I spent the first half in Italy at the SDA Bocconni School of Management. The second half I drove from Villanova to Berkeley, California to work for a startup company called Aspera, Inc. I am good friends with one of the co-founders as we worked together when I was just a young buck back in Kansas.

One of the other things that I enjoyed about this summer was the free time to do some catchup on lesiure reading. Including books that I listen to on my drive I finished eleven.

Most recently:

1.) Networking with the Affluent
by Thomas J. Stanley












2.) Forbes Greatest Technology Stories: Inspiring Tales of Entrepreneurs and Inventors Who Revolutionized Modern Business
by Jeffrey S. Young









3.) Life of Pi
by Yann Martel












4.) Sharing Good Times
by Jimmy Carter












5.) Winning
by Jack Welsch












6.) Cracking the Millionaire Code
by Mark Victor Hansen, Robert G. Allen












7.) Grace and Power: The Private World of the Kennedy White House
by Sally Bedell-Smith












8.) Angels & Demons
by Dan Brown












9.) How to Win Friends and Influence People
by Dale Carnegie












10.) Digital Fortress
by Dan Brown












11.) Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincon: 21 Powerful Secrets of History's Greatest Speakers
by James C. Humes












Next on the List:
Fast Food Nation
by Eric Schlosser













If you have read any of these, drop me a line. I would enjoy hearing your interpretation.