Wandering Planets, Falling Apples, Curving Spaces, Whirling Stars 10/6

Oct. 6, 7 p.m.
Memorial Hall, McNamara Alumni Center

Helen Quinn, a professor of physics at Stanford University and a leading expert in theoretical high energy physics, will present a free public lecture. In her presentation entitled "Wandering Planets, Falling Apples, Curving Spaces, Whirling Stars: How Unraveling the Mysteries of Gravity has Taught Us About the Universe," Quinn uses the history of understandings about gravity as a template for understanding how science works.

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