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CHRISTOPHER
K. ZARINS
THE Real
DA
VINCI CODE
Tuesday,
October 18,
5:30-8:30pm
The
Lounge at Iwan
Ries
19 South
Wabash Ave
Chris Zarins
writes,
"Leonardo da
Vinci, the
incredible
genius of the
Renaissance, was
equally gifted
in art and
science.
He was the first
to describe
atherosclerosis
in human
arteries and he
also painted the
world’s most
famous painting,
the Mona
Lisa. Da
Vinci loved
riddles and
often used
symbols in his
works to give
out
messages.
Dan Brown,
revealed many of
the messages in
Leonardo’s
paintings in his
book, The Da
Vinci Code, in
which he depicts
the search for
the long-lost
Holy Grail of
the Catholic
church."
"But did Dan
Brown miss the
real da Vinci
code in
Leonardo’s
paintings?
That is, the
code to
unlocking the
secret of
atherosclerosis?
Da Vinci has
hidden this in
plain sight for
more than 500
years. The
Real Code of da
Vinci will be
revealed in this
presentation."
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Cocktails
at 5:30, with the
presentation at 6:00
for about thirty
minutes,
followed by Q&A
and general cocktail
conversation.
Christopher
K. Zarins is
Professor of Surgery,
Emeritus, Stanford
University School of
Medicine, and former
Professor of Surgery
and Chief of Vascular
Surgery, University of
Chicago. He has
a BA in biology from
Lehigh University, and
an MD from Johns
Hopkins. Among
numerous awards, Dr.
Zarins has been the
recipient of an
honorary doctorate
from Riga Stradins
University, Latvia;
Grand Medal, Latvian
Academy of Sciences;
Three Star Order,
Republic of Latvia;
and the Latvian
Academy of Sciences
Pauls Stradins Prize
in Medicine.
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About
the
Cigar Society of
Chicago
ONE OF
THE OLDEST AND greatest
traditions of the city
clubs of Chicago is the
discussion of
intellectual, social,
legal, artistic,
historical, scientific,
musical, theatrical, and
philosophical issues in
the company of educated,
bright, and
appropriately
provocative individuals,
all under the beneficent
influence of substantial
amounts of tobacco and
spirits. The
Cigar Society of
Chicago
embraces this tradition
and extends it with its
Informal Smokers,
University Series
lectures, and Cigar
Society Dinners,
in which cigars, and
from time to time pipes
and cigarettes, appear
as an important
component of our version
of the classical
symposium. To be
included in the Cigar
Society's mailing list,
write to the secretary
at
curtis.tuckey@logicophilosophicus.org
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