[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Fwd: HAPP ONE-DAY CONFERENCE: "The Nature of Light" - IN PERSON AND LIVESTREAMED ONLINE

[Adam Broun]

Hello all  - forwarding in case is is of interest to members.   It starts a bit early in the morning (it’s on UK time) but you don’t have to join the whole thing.



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> From: HAPP Centre <happ-centre at stx.ox.ac.uk>
> Subject: HAPP ONE-DAY CONFERENCE: "The Nature of Light" - IN PERSON AND LIVESTREAMED ONLINE
> Date: April 5, 2022 at 21:00:24 EDT
> To: HAPP Centre <happ-centre at stx.ox.ac.uk>
> Reply-To: HAPP Centre <happ-centre at stx.ox.ac.uk>
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> HAPP ONE-DAY CONFERENCE: "The Nature of Light" - IN PERSON AND LIVESTREAMED ONLINE
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> on Saturday 11th June from 10.30 am - 5.00 pm BST
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> Visible light is the most pervasive feature of the observable Universe to humans, so its explanation has
> assumed a pre-eminent role in our attempts to understand the physical world around us.
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> This conference will start with an examination of light and its properties with the formulation of the classical
> theory of optics by Newton, Huygens and others, and then move on to the theory of colours which involved
> not only natural philosophers, but artists and writers.
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> The understanding of electricity and magnetism in the 19th century led ultimately to the formulation of the
> electromagnetic theory of light summarised in Maxwell's equations which underpin the vast range of technologies
> still in daily use. In the 20th century, the role of the speed of light became very important in relativity and
> quantum theory.
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> The conference will examine the steps in our understanding of light to illuminate its history in our culture and
> in the technological developments over the past few decades.
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> Registration to attend this conference is free but booking is required to attend the conference with all
> the details and the weblinks to register for the conference to attend in person or online given on the
> webpage below:
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> https://stx.web.ox.ac.uk/event/the-nature-of-light
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> St Cross Centre for the History & Philosophy of Physics
> http://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/the-happ-centre
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