Einstein and the quantum: the quest of the valiant Swabian

When:
January 28, 2014 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
2014-01-28T19:00:00+00:00
2014-01-28T20:30:00+00:00
Where:
Faraday Lecture Theatre, Royal Institution
The Royal Institution of Great Britain
21 Albemarle Street, Westminster, London W1S 4BS
UK
Cost:
£12
Contact:
020 7409 2992

EinsteinEinstein was at the very centre of the profound revolution in physics caused by quantum theory, discovering many of its key concepts, such as wave-particle duality and uncaused atomic events. So why did he reject quantum theory, calling it ‘only part of the truth’? A. Douglas Stone of Yale University investigates…