In October 2004, the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (UCSB) celebrated its 25th anniversary by hosting a 3-day event: The Future of Physics. The event’s videos and slides can be found here.
[ Illustration by J.P. Hébert ]
As I am not a physicist, I did not dare to watch the more technical lectures. Still, I watched the following talks:
- Where Do We Stand? – by Prof. Steven Weinberg
- The Future of Physics – by Prof. David Gross
and enjoyed them. Prof. David Gross sure has a refined sense of humor. One day, I may find the intellectual courage to watch some of the other talks.
Related:
- Future of Physics at KITP (by Luboš Motl)
Tags: David Gross, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, KITP, Physics, Steven Weinberg, Theoretical Physics, UC Santa Barbara, UCSB
June 12, 2008 at 6:27 pm |
This event was indeed a gathering of the word’s best minds!
Some of the attendees were:
- Stephen Weinberg (Nobel Laureate 1979)
- David Gross (Nobel Laureate 2004)
- Edward Witten (Fields Medalist 1990)
- Lisa Randall (the world’s most cited physicist)
- Juan Maldacena
- Leonard Susskind
- Joseph Polchinski
- Gerard ‘t Hooft (Nobel Laureate 1999)
- Kip Thorne
- Philip Anderson (Nobel Laureate 1977)
- Nathan Seiberg
- Frank Wilczek (Nobel Laureate 2004)
- Nima Arkani-Hamed
- Tom Banks
- Roger Penrose (Dirac medalist 1989)
- Wojciech Zurek
What a dream team!!! Interestingly, neither Peter Woit nor Lee Smolin seem to have been invited. Go figure ;-)