Official IYA2009 comic, “The Lives of Galileo”, goes from strength to strength

15 September 2009

Everybody is familiar with the name of Galileo. But what do we know about him? Artist and author Fiami decided to answer this question in an accessible way by creating a well-illustrated and factually accurate comic providing a tour through the history of astronomy across Babylon, Alexandria, Kusumapura, Venice, Greenwich, and a classroom in 2009.

This IYA2009-endorsed comic has enjoyed much success of late. Already available in English, French, Dutch, Finnish, and Galician, an Italian version will be out soon and Fiami has just received the first Thaï translation, from Chiang Mai University.

Fiami's work is even being used by the Musée d'histoire des sciences de Genève. Their Galileo exhibition, running since 13 May until 31 December, features large poster boards of Fiami's illustrations and text, adding an additional layer to the more conventional exhibits.

SwissTV have also seized the opportunity of using The Lives of Galileo to educate a wide audience. This autumn they will be showing six broadcasts adapted from the comic.

Copies of The Lives of Galileo are attractively priced, and available to purchase directly from Fiami: http://www.fiami.ch/

Additional Musée d'histoire des sciences de Genève information:
http://www.ville-ge.ch/mhs/expo_2009_galilee.php
http://www.fiami.ch/EINSTEIN/musee_expo.html

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