WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1999
| EVENT: | "Envisioning Physics" Exhibit |
| TIME: | 9:00-5:00 pm |
| VENUE: | Fernbank Museum of Natural History |
| ARTIST: | Felice Frankel, MIT |
| DESCRIPTION: | Award-winning science photographer and MIT Artist-in-Residence Felice Frankel presents a series of science-based photographs, many of which have appeared in major scientific journals and magazines. http://www.mit.edu:8001/activities/edgerton/felice/felice.html |
| NOTES: |
Exhibit on display March 20-October 1999
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| EVENT: | The Virtual Earth System |
| TIME: | 9:00-5:00 pm |
| VENUE: | Georgia World Congress Center- Auditorium Entranceway |
| SPEAKER: | The National Center for Atmospheric Research |
| DESCRIPTION: | The National Center for Atmospheric Research offers a 3-D visualization of Earth. |
| NOTES: |
Exhibit on display March 22-24
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| EVENT: | "The Art of Chaos" |
| TIME: | 9:00-5:00 pm |
| VENUE: | Georgia Pacific Building Auditorium |
| ARTIST: | Eric Heller |
| NOTES: |
Exhibit on display March 22-26, 1999
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| EVENT: | Lucent Exhibit, "Microscapes: the Hidden Art of Technology" |
| TIME: | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| VENUE: | Woodruff Arts Center, Room Center Space |
| CURATOR: | Len Stern |
| DESCRIPTION: | Microscapes presents 50 photographs that explore the convergence of art and technology, created in collaboration with the scientists and researchers of Lucent/Bell Laboratories. http://www.lucent.com/microscapes/microscapes.html |
| CONTACT: |
Len Stern, Curator
809 Flanders Dr. North Woodmere, NY 11581 phone: 516-791-5503 |
| NOTES: |
exhibit to run through March 21-26
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| EVENT: | "The Physics of Brass Musical Instruments, or What Do Horn Players Do With Their Right Hands, Anyway?" |
| TIME: | 10:00-10:50AM |
| VENUE: | Georgia World Congress Center Auditorium (seating: 1,740) |
| SPEAKER: | Brian Holmes, San Jose State University |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Brian Holmes, a professor of physics at San Jose State University who also performs regularly with the San Jose Symphony and Opera, reviews the physics of brass musical instruments throughout history.
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| EVENT: | "The Physics of Baseball" |
| TIME: | 11:00-11:50AM |
| VENUE: | GWCC Auditorium |
| SPEAKER: | Richard Brandt |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Richard Brandt, a professor of physics at New York University, discusses the underlying physical principles of pitching and hitting in baseball, drawing on examples from the sport's long history and focusing on the 66 and 70 home runs hit by Sosa and McGwire, respectively, in the 1998 season.
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| EVENT: | "Adventures in Physics" (demonstrations) |
| TIME: | 11:00 am (reserved for students) |
| VENUE: | SciTrek, specific room TBA |
| SPEAKER: | Cynthia Keppel |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Cynthia Keppel of Hampton University and several students present dynamic, interactive physics demonstrations illuminating physics principles, including a vacuum cannon, liquid nitrogen bath, bed of nails and exploding powder.
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| EVENT: | "Cosmic Cabaret" - Physics Chanteuse |
| TIME: | 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. |
| VENUE: | Georgia Pacific building auditorium (seating: 254) |
| SPEAKER: | singer Lynda Williams |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Lynda Williams, a.k.a. "The Physics Chanteuse," offers Cosmic Cabaret, her unique blend of science and show tunes skewering a broad range of physics concepts.
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| EVENT: | "The Science of Magic and the Magic of Science" (demonstration) |
| TIME: | 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. |
| VENUE: | GEORGIA WORLD CONGRESS CENTER |
| SPEAKER: | Bob Friedhoffer |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Science magician and award-winning author Bob Friedhoffer -- a.k.a. "The Madman of Magic" -- uses magic to illustrate basic scientific principles, and shows how magic uses science to create its illusions.
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| EVENT: | "Mr. Magnet" (demonstrations) |
| TIME: | School Hours |
| VENUE: | ATLANTA SCHOOLS |
| SPEAKER: | Paul Thomas |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Mr. Magnet -- a.k.a. Paul Thomas, a technical supervisor at MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center -- will demonstrate the principles of magnetism and electricity and interesting applications
in daily life, such as magnetic strips on credit cards, audio and video tape recorders, and automotive magnet motors, and magnetic
sensors.
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| EVENT: | "The Physics of Dance" |
| TIME: | 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. |
| VENUE: | The Grand Salon, Fox Theatre |
| SPEAKER: | Ken Laws and dancer Amy Kohler |
| DESCRIPTION: | Ken Laws, a professor of physics of Dickinson College and long- standing ballet dancer and enthusiast, will analyze a sequence of ballet movements with a ballerina assistant using principles of physics. |
| NOTES: |
In conjunction with the dress rehearsal of a new work, "Requiem,"
by the Atlanta Ballet in the Fox Theatre.
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| EVENT: | Stephen Hawking, "The Universe in a Nutshell" |
| TIME: | 8:30 - 10:00 p.m. |
| VENUE: | Atlanta Civic Center |
| SPEAKER: | Stephen Hawking |
| NOTE: |
APS Lilienfeld Award Recipient
A limited number of tickets will be available at the Atlanta Civic Center Box Office. Please call 404-658-7159. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Professor Stephen Hawking is considered by many
as one of the leading scientist of his age.
The Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University,
a chair once held by Sir Isaac Newton, Professor Hawking's
achievements include ground-breaking research supporting
the theory that the universe, and time itself,
began with a "Big Bang" about 15 billion years ago.
He will discuss, in layman's terms, deep questions about time,
the universe, and the human quest for the discovery.
Professor Hawking is the best-selling author of
A Brief History of Time, translated into
33 languages and selling nine million copies.
In addition to being a gifted writer Professor Hawking
shares his views of the fundamental questions of physics
and the universe through public lectures and television appearances.
He was part of the "Millennium Evenings at the White House,"
a series of gatherings featuring scholars whose ideas help
honor the past and imagine the future.
In spite of having ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease,
Professor Hawking continues to make significant contributions
to the scientific body of knowledge.
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