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September 9, 2009

Small Step, Giant Leap: Celebrating Apollo at 40

When: 20 July 2009 to 10 September 2009

Info: In July 1969, the world watched in wonder during the Apollo 11 mission as Neil Armstrong took “one small step”, becoming the first human being to set foot on the Moon. This historic spaceflight represented a “giant leap for Mankind”: the first time that human beings had explored another world in person. The Apollo 11 lunar landing was one of the most significant scientific and technological events of the Twentieth Century, and the program that made it possible inspired the best and brightest students to seek out careers in the exciting fields of space exploration, astronomy and aeronautical engineering.

In July 2009, the University of Sydney’s School of Physics and the Science Foundation for Physics will present an exhibition commemorating the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11’s historic lunar landing.

Combining contemporary artefacts and memorabilia, this display will present the history of the Apollo Project and explore the relationship between the US space program and the University of Sydney’s School of Physics.

Exhibition sponsored by the US Studies Centre and the NSW Office for Science and Medical Research.

Cost: Free
Contact: Faculty of Science
Phone: 02 9351 3021
Email: info@science.usyd.edu.au
More info: http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au
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Where: SciTech Library, University of Sydney

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August 20, 2009

Hunting for Antimatter: Nobel Prize in Physics 2008 Public Talk
When: 20 August 2009, Time: 6:30pm

Info: Why is there something instead of nothing? Quarks, muons, neutrinos, positrons… why are there so many different elementary particles?
Last year’s Nobel Prize in Physics gives us a deeper understanding of what happens far inside the tiniest building blocks of matter.

Dr Kevin Varvell, recently seen on Channel Nine’s Today show at the launch of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), will give an entertaining overview of the science behind last year’s Nobel Prize in Physics.

Dr Kevin Varvell is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Physics. After being fascinated by the subatomic world as an undergraduate in Perth, he obtained a DPhil in the subject in the UK and has since then been chasing the secrets of the fundamental building blocks of matter through experiments at CERN, Fermilab and KEK.

Cost: FREE
Contact: Lara Davis, School of Physics
Phone: 02 9351 3472
Email: outreach@physics.usyd.edu.au

Where: Slade Lecture Theatre, School of Physics Building

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