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Physics and Cosmology

Dr. Louis Lanzerotti – Hubble Space Telescope, Cassini, and NASA

January 8, 2010

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Dr. Louis Lanzerotti is Distinguished Research Professor of Physics, New Jersey Institute of Technology. In 2004 President George W. Bush nominated Dr. Lanzerotti to the 24-member National Science Board, the governing body of the National Science Foundation. Dr. Lanzerotti chaired the blue-ribbon panel to study whether to prolong the [...]

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Dr. John Bahcall

December 8, 2009

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Dr. John Bahcall (1934-2005) had a long and prolific career in astronomy and astrophysics, spanning five decades and the publication of more than 500 technical papers, books, and popular articles.
Dr. Bahcall’s original calculations of the expected neutrino output from the sun led to a long, experimental, and intellectual adventure [...]

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Multiple Universes – Interview with Dr. Lisa Randall

August 15, 2008

Dr. Lisa Randall is Professor of Theoretical Physics at Harvard University and author of Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe’s Hidden Dimension (2005). Warped Passages was one of The New York Times’ 100 Notable Books of 2005.
Professor Randall was recently named winner of the 2007 Julius Lilienfeld Prize of the American Physical Society [...]

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