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A Fossil from the Big Bang

Professor Joseph Silk describes what we have learned about the...

Galactic Collisions

Was Einstein Right?

One hundred years ago, Albert Einstein completed his General Theory...

When Does Time Slow Down? GPS and Relativity

Professor Andersson explains the relationship between General Relativity and the...

The Stretchy Pants Experiment

Why is the Moon's gravity pulling Earth? Professor Andersson suggests...

Hamilton, Boole and their Algebras

William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865) revolutionized algebra with his discovery of...

The First Stars

Eddington once famously said that a physicist on a cloud-bound...

The Scientific Life of Ada Lovelace

THE 2015 BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS /...

Hanna Neumann: A Mathematician in Difficult Times

THE 2015 BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS /...

Hypatia: Sifting the Myths

The afternoon will contribute to the appreciation of Ada Lovelace...