- Overview
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This book contains the interesting lectures presented in the second October Sky series of science lectures held at small and medium-sized city libraries in Korea. Young people who think that science is difficult and that scientists are people from another world are taught about the wonders of the universe and nature, and this experience gives them the opportunity to dream of becoming scientists too.
- Book Intro
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(English) Science Flying through the October Sky
“Looking for a scientist who can donate their talent by giving a free lecture”
A project run by scientists to give dreams and hopes to young people
Teenagers in big cities often have the opportunity to see scientists at public lectures, but in rural areas, scientists are people from another world like K-pop boy band BTS. October Sky started when Professor Jeong Jae-seung, who felt sorry for these children, posted a social networking message to recruit scientists to give free lectures.
This event, held at libraries nationwide on the last Saturday of October every year, was launched in 2010, when about 50 scientists spoke before 3,000 youths, and in the second event in 2011, about 90 scientists met 5,000 young people and shared ideas with them about science.
With October Sky, the entire process from planning to preparation, lecture and execution is made solely by donor scientists sharing their talents. Through October Sky, the lecturers can look back on their own young minds on the day they entered the path of science, talent donors can find joy in sharing their talents with others, while young people can feel the wonders of nature and science and nurture their dreams of becoming scientists. This book will be a record of tomorrow’s scientists who will be created through this process.
Lectures by scientists and people talking about science
This book contains some interesting lectures presented at October Sky events while at the same time conveying the vividness of the scene where scientific knowledge is shared and curiosity is sparked. The speakers are not only scientists; entrepreneurs such as Kim Taek-jin and Yoon Song-Yee participated in the exciting introduction of baseball and brain science, and novelist Kim Takhwan told science stories to help the audience imagine the future. In addition, various lecturers such as doctors, teachers, science reporters, and television program directors tell scientific stories on a range of interesting topics.
From ancient natural philosophy to robotics, from brain science to evolutionary theory and biology, this book provides a broad spectrum of thought so that the reader can freely navigate the world of science, crossing time, space and boundaries. The dreams and hopes of the youths who have experienced science through this book will be higher and greater than the high blue sky of October.
- About the Author
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Kim Taek-jin
(English) Born in Seoul in 1967, Kim Taek-jin graduated from the Department of Electronic Engineering at Seoul National University and obtained a Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering from the graduate school of the same department. He was active in the Seoul National University computer research group and co-developed the software Arae-A Hangul in 1989. He joined Hyundai Electronics Co., Ltd. in 1991 and was a team leader for its Internet service Aminet and worked at the company’s Boston R&D Center.
In 1997, he founded NCSoft, an online game developer, and stirred up a tempest in the global game market. With the great success of the online game Lineage, NCSoft has dominated the domestic as well as overseas markets and has grown rapidly into a global company. In 2002, he was selected as one of the “18 next-generation Asian leaders” by the World Economic Forum, and in 2003, he received the CEO Award at the Technology Manager Awards hosted by the Korea Industrial Technology Association. He also received the Presidential Citation Award for Contribution to Exporting Cultural Content in 2007.
