Guest Presentation
Illuminating the History of Light
Event Details
Date
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Time
7-8 p.m.
Location
2300 S. Park St.
Description
Peter Sobol, Historian of Science, speaks about light, the way astronomers receive nearly all the information we have about space. But what is light itself? Sobol will explain historical ideas of what light is, from the ancient Greeks to modern concepts of quantum mechanics.
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Cost
Free
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