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A Nobel laureate at Polytechnic University of Timișoara

 
 
A Nobel laureate at Polytechnic University of Timișoara

October, 26 - 27, 2016

26 October 2016

 

 

 

 

 

A Nobel laureate at Polytechnic University of Timișoara

The twentieth century marked the history of the modern world through scientific discoveries that have revolutionized the way we understand the world and how we live. By true revolutions in chemistry domain (eg., Penicillin) or of physics (the invention of the first air device) and the impressive achievements from biology (first success cloning of a mammal from an adult somatic cell), last century represented one of the most prosperous periods of the scientific revelations. If you could meet with researchers behind these inventions, what would you ask them?

At Polytechnic University of Timișoara, now's your chance to do it live!

On 26 and 27 October, Honeywell gives you the opportunity to meet American astronomer Dr. Robert W. Wilson, Nobel laureate for physics in 1978 for his discovery of cosmic microwave background (a quiet remnant but persistent of Big Bang) , in the program of the Honeywell Initiative for Science and Engineering.

During the two days, students and university academics are invited to participate in more activities on scientific themes along with dr. Wilson, the first Nobel laureate visiting UPT (full schedule here).

The story of astronomer Robert W. Wilson begin since high school years when he used to earn spending money in repairing radios and televisions. Along the way, he built his own hi-fi system (en., "high-fidelity") and began to help amateur radio operators to optimize their technical equipment. After completing studies at CalTech, he worked at Owens Valley Radio Observatory and was hired in 1963 at Bell Telephone Laboratories in Holmdel, New Jersey, where he began to work along with Penzias. While working on a new type of antenna at Bell Labs, the two have identified a source of noise into the atmosphere for which they could not find an explanation. After removing all possible sources of noise, the noise was finally identified as the cosmic microwave background, an element that was found to be related to Big Bang theory.

On October 26, you can hear directly from Dr. Wilson the story of discovery, its own implications for current cosmology and the vision of the Nobel Laureate on the Big Bang theory, during general conference to be held in the amphitheater A. Rogojan from 9.30a.m.

If you want to participate, please sign up before the conference on the online app Hise at http://hise.honeywell.com/v2/signup. Moreover, send your questions to the laureate via the app during general conference and win a GoPro camera!

The event is part of Honeywell Initiative for Science and Engineering (Hise), coordinated by Honeywell Hometown Solutions, through which the company aims to encourage and guide the younger generation of scientists and engineers. It is the second time that this program is carried out in Romania; Hise first edition was held in 2015 at the Polytechnic University of Bucharest, with the visit of Professor Eric Cornell, Nobel Prize winner for Physics in 2001 for condensing Bose-Einstein.

 
 
 
 
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