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Stratospheric Exploration - The Ultimate Science Project

Alan Eustace (Senior Vice President of Knowledge, Google (ret.))

CSE Distinguished Lecture Series

Tuesday, December 8, 2015, 3:30pm

Atrium, Paul G Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering

Abstract

Alan Eustace

This talk will discuss the technical challenges and solutions that enabled Alan Eustace, a 57 year old Google executive and computer scientist, and the StratEx team to set 3 world records, including the highest free-fall skydive from 135,890 feet.

www.nytimes.com/2014/10/25/science/alan-eustace-jumps-from-stratosphere-breaking-felix-baumgartners-world-record.html

www.nytimes.com/2014/10/27/science/for-world-record-alan-eustace-fought-atmosphere-and-equipment.html

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