Fwd: Last lecture of Sir Michael Berry

[Ilya Gruzberg]

Dear Colleagues,

Michael Berry is giving his last lecture in the series today, Unlike the 
previous five lectures this one is suitable for general public. Please 
see the announcement from the math department below.

Thank you.

Ilya Gruzberg



Dear All,

The last talk in the series of lectures of Michael Berry will be 
nontechnical, suitable to a general audience. Note the unusual time and 
place.


How quantum physics democratized music

(April 23, 2:20pm, McPherson 1015)
Michael Berry, H H Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol
/This lecture is a nontechnical but intellectual talk, suitable for the 
interested public/.
Connections between physics and technological invention and aspects of 
human life
that seem far from science are both unexpected and unexpectedly common. And
rather than flowing one way - from physics to gadgets - the connections 
form an
intricate web, linking all aspects of human culture, in a way that 
frustrates our
convenient compartmentalisations and coarse interventions aimed at promoting
technology transfer. I will discuss this theme not abstractly but with 
examples,
ranging from music to the colour of gold, and explain how quantum 
physics helps me
do quantum physics (sic).


Best,

Ovidiu






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