About this Event
Title: How Curiosity-Driven Experiments have Changed the World
A/Prof. Suzie Sheehy
From the serendipitous discovery of X-rays in a German laboratory, to the scientists trying to prove Einstein wrong about quantum mechanics (and inadvertently proving him right), to the race to split the atom: physicists have shaped innumerable aspects of how we live today. In this talk, accelerator physicist and author Suzie Sheehy will share her key lessons from over 100 years of curiosity-driven experiments to understand the microscopic. Far from just talking about revolutions in understanding the cosmos, this talk will explore the human stories of discovery, and bring physics back down to Earth where it can make a difference.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Hercus Theatre, Parkville, Australia
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