One-Session Class: Discussion of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics | Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Monday, February 25, 2019 11:15 AM - Monday, February 25, 2019 12:45 PM

Classroom #6/7

This lecture will discuss the principal scientific achievements for which the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded. Since lasers are central to this award, a short introduction to lasers for the layman will be included. An overview of what these discoveries have made possible will be presented.

PRESENTER: Wolf Seka is a native of Austria with a Ph.D. in physics (UT Austin, 1965). He worked in various laser-related fields in several countries (now retired after 41 years at the UR Laser Lab).