September 21, 2005 == MEDIA ADVISORY
Calvin College will take part in a world-wide celebration of physics - yes, physics - next week.
It will host Dr. Martin Klein on Thursday, September 29 for a talk on the 20th century's most famous physicist, Albert Einstein. That talk, titled "Einstein and His World," will be given at 7:30 pm in room 010 of the Calvin College Science Building and is free and open to all.
The upcoming talk highlights several events planned for Calvin's campus this fall on the topic of physics as part of "The World Year of Physics 2005," a United Nations endorsed, international celebration of physics. For more on the World Year of Physics see http://www.physics2005.org/
It's been 100 years this year since Einstein published papers presenting new ideas in statistical physics, in quantum physics and his special relativity which forever changed man's view of space and time and produced the most famous equation in all of science: E=mc˛.
Says Calvin College physics professor Steve Steenwyk: "The consequences of Einstein's work are still being worked out today in esoteric theories of the universe and in practical inventions, from lasers to global positioning systems."
Steenwyk says that Klein, who is chief editor of the multi-volume "Collected Papers of Albert Einstein," will deliver a talk that is intended for all in the general public, from high school up, who have an interest in Einstein and his contributions to our understanding of the physical world.
Klein will deliver a second talk, intended for a college level audience, on Friday, September 30 at 3:30 pm in Science Building 110. That talk is titled "New Paths to the Depths of Physics: Einstein in 1905."
For the complete story see http://www.calvin.edu/news/releases/2005_06/klein.htm
Contact Steenwyk at 616-526-8542
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