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PERIMETER INSTITUTE RECORDED SEMINAR ARCHIVE

Displaying all lectures given by: John Rigden


June and September 1905: Reshaping Space, Time and Energy
Speaker(s): John Rigden
Abstract: Few, if any, papers have attracted as much attention as Einstein’s June paper on the Special Theory of Relativity and no equation of physics has become part of common discourse except for the equation Einstein presented in his September paper: E = mc2. The concepts of space and time are ubiquitous ... read more
Date: 02/10/2005 - 2:00 pm
Collection: EinsteinFest

April and May 1905: Witnessing Atoms
Speaker(s): John Rigden
Abstract: In 1905, there were prominent scientists who did not believe in atoms. Einstein did. His April and May papers were motivated in part to support the concept of atoms. The April paper, Einstein’s dissertation and one of his most cited papers, shows how the dimensions of a sugar molecule, suspended in... read more
Date: 02/10/2005 - 10:00 am
Collection: EinsteinFest

March 1905: Einstein's Revolutionary Quantum Paper
Speaker(s): John Rigden
Abstract: Einstein’s March paper, the only paper that Einstein himself called revolutionary, directly challenged the firm beliefs of all physicists. With compelling evidence in their support, physicists regarded the nature of light as a closed chapter: light was a continuous electromagnetic wave. Einstein co... read more
Date: 01/10/2005 - 4:00 pm
Collection: EinsteinFest

Setting the Stage for 1905 - The 19th Century: Physics becomes Queen of the Sciences and Part of Culture
Speaker(s): John Rigden
Abstract: The achievements of 19th Century physicists stand shoulder to shoulder with those of their 20th Century successors. Physics, per se, did not exist in 1800, but a century later, physics not only existed, but was regarded as the model for all sciences. During the 19th Century, the physics that dominat... read more
Date: 01/10/2005 - 10:00 am
Collection: EinsteinFest
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