Graham Farmelo, The Universe Speaks in Numbers

Event Date as Display String:

Thursday, June 6, 2019, 6:00pm - 7:15pm

Location:

Science Center Hall D, 1 Oxford St., Cambridge

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http://www.fas.harvard.edu

Event Description:

Gazette Classification: Lecture,Science Organization/Sponsor: Harvard
FAS Division of Science, Cabot Science Library, and Harvard Book
Store.&nbsp; Speaker(s): <strong>Graham Farmelo</strong><br
/><em>Fellow of Churchill College, University of Cambridge,
and&nbsp;Director's Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study,
Princeton, Summer 2019</em> Cost: Free Contact Info:
science_lectures@fas.harvard.edu Link: http://www.fas.harvard.edu In
"The Universe Speaks in Numbers" (Basic Books, coming out on May 28,
2019), Graham Farmelo, the award-winning author of "The Strangest Man
and Churchill's Bomb," takes his readers on a journey from the
Scientific Revolution to string theory, highlighting the role of
mathematics in guiding the search for the most fundamental laws of
nature. He will be joined by Harvard's own Jacob Barandes in
conversation about this new book which explores how the harmonies
between physics and mathematics enrich and deepen our understanding of
the universe.

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Thursday, June 6, 2019 - 18:00 to 19:15

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