Einstein

Open House celebrating Albert Einstein's "miracle year"
22 October 2005, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Department of Physics and Astronomy
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48201


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The year 2005 marks the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s “miraculous year” in which he published three important papers describing ideas that have since influenced all of modern physics. This year provides the opportunity to celebrate Einstein, his great ideas, and his influence on life in the 21st century.

Activites:

  • Cool Stuff
  • Thin Film Lab
  • Cosmic Rays 
  • Mechanics 
  • Electricity, Magnetism and Superconductivity
  • Atoms, Antimatter, and Annihilation 
  • Planetarium/Telescope Viewing

Einstein's miracles explained:

  • Special Relativity
  • Discovery of Photons: Photoelectric Effect
  • Discovery of Atoms: Brownian Motionlogo
  • Dark Energy: Einstein's Revenge
  • The Early Universe


Directions to the Department

666, West Hancock St.
Detroit, MI 48201
If you have any questions, please contact Prof. David Cinabro: cinabro@physics.wayne.edu
Website questions? Contact Prof. Alexey A Petrov: apetrov@physics.wayne.edu
URL: http://www.physics.wayne.edu/openhouse.html