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On July 12, Tom Rea ’68 gave a talk at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History called “Discovering Dippy: The Dinosaur that Changed the World.” The talk was part of the 125th anniversary celebration of the discovery of Dippy, or Diplodocus carnegii, a legendary dinosaur named in honor of Andrew Carnegie, whose finding sparked widespread fascination and fueled today's global dinosaur craze. 

During the event, Tom engaged in a conversation with Dr. John Whitlock, an expert on Diplodocus carnegii and its relatives, along with Dr. Aja Carter, a postdoctoral fellow at Carnegie Mellon University who utilizes robots to study the biology of extinct animals, and Phil Fraley, an esteemed artist and museum professional who oversaw the remounting of Dippy for the Dinosaurs in Their Time exhibition. Also present were Dr. Sarah Davis and Dr. Matt Lamanna, dinosaur researchers at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 

Tom, the author of “Bone Wars: The Excavation and Celebrity of Andrew Carnegie’s Dinosaur,” currently resides in Casper, Wyoming, with his family. He is a freelance writer and editor, and has covered politics, education, and science for the Casper Star-Tribune, Wyoming’s largest newspaper, for over a dozen years.