Celebrating the International Year of Physics: Black Holes, Einstein, and Gravitational Waves

SUMMER SCIENCE LECTURE SERIES

CELEBRATING THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PHYSICS

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's "miracle year" when he published a series of scientific papers that revolutionized our understanding of space, time and the atom. To commemorate this, the United Nations has declared 2005 the International Year of Physics.

This summer, Stanford Continuing Studies, the Stanford Alumni Association and the Office of Science Outreach will host four informal evening talks on physics by Stanford faculty members.

Cosmology from the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation

The Cosmic Microwave Background radiation is the faint remnant of the hot "Big Bang" that we believe occurred at the earliest moments of the Universe. By studying the Cosmic Microwave Background in the radio part of the spectrum, where it is brightest, we can learn about how the Universe began and what its eventual fate might be. Join Professor Church as she describes how these observations are made, what we have learned from them, and what we expect to learn from future experiments.

Upcoming lectures in our science series:

String Theory: Figuring Out What Holds the Universe Together (9/12)