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Miracle mile sos
2023

Belcourt Theatre Nashville, TN

with

Professor Vicki Greene

Stevenson Professor of Physics, Vanderbilt University

Miracle Mile— "Oh Lord, don't let them drop that atomic bomb on me"

Nuclear physics and nuclear threat in the 21st century: Stevenson Professor of Physics Vicki Greene, Vanderbilt University, introduces her work in High Energy Physics, the essential science behind nuclear weapons, the threats they pose, and current interventions the physics community is making to ensure a safer future.

Belcourt Theatre Nashville, TN

Film Synopsis

A young man hears a chance phone call telling him that a nuclear war has started and missiles will hit his city in 70 minutes.

    After a chance meeting at La Brea Tar Pits and an unlikely first date, Harry and Julie are on their way to falling head over heels in love. They arrange a second date after Julie has finished her shift at a late night dinner, but Harry oversleeps and leaves Julie out in the cold. After heading to the diner to make things up to her, Harry inadvertently intercepts a phone call that alerts him to an impending nuclear war, setting him off on a manic journey through the city to rescue his newfound love.

    Photo credit: 20th Century Fox

    About the Speaker

    Professor Vicki Greene, Stevenson Professor of Physics, is a high energy nuclear physicist. She received her BA from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and her Ph.D. from Yale University. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Colorado, Boulder, before she joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 1994 as the first woman in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

    Professor Greene’s research focuses on the study of matter as it existed during the very early universe. She was named a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2014 for her research and for promoting the participation of women in physics. Professor Greene is currently Past Chair of the Division of Nuclear Physics of the APS, the major professional society for nuclear physics in the US. She is also a member of the Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction.