From Billions of Years to Attoseconds: Experiments and Their Timescales
Location
Wedgewood Conference Center, Room 4094
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
22-9-2014 2:00 PM
Description
The measurement of time is crucial to understanding natural phenomena at scales ranging from billions of years to fractions of a second. Although the experimental techniques used to determine the age of the universe are drastically different from those used to measure the shortest laser pulses ever produced, they still require either a naturally occurring or engineered “clock” on the appropriate time scale. In this talk, we will discuss the historical role measurements of time have played in scientific revolutions, the development of new technology and in changing our perception of the universe in which we live.
Recommended Citation
Ferrara, Davon, "From Billions of Years to Attoseconds: Experiments and Their Timescales" (2014). Humanities Symposium. 34.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2014/2014/34
From Billions of Years to Attoseconds: Experiments and Their Timescales
Wedgewood Conference Center, Room 4094
The measurement of time is crucial to understanding natural phenomena at scales ranging from billions of years to fractions of a second. Although the experimental techniques used to determine the age of the universe are drastically different from those used to measure the shortest laser pulses ever produced, they still require either a naturally occurring or engineered “clock” on the appropriate time scale. In this talk, we will discuss the historical role measurements of time have played in scientific revolutions, the development of new technology and in changing our perception of the universe in which we live.
Comments
Convocation Credit: Academic Lecture