Abstract:
Albert Einstein Annus Mirabilis Centennial Public
Lectures at IMSc
The Institute hosted a series of lectures by world renowned physicists on Jan 10 and 11, 2007. Public lectures by Nobel Laureates Professor Anthony J Leggett and Professor Zhores I. Alferov, and the eminent theoretical physicist, Professor E. C. George Sudarshan (former director of MatScience), were given on Jan 10 to a packed hall of research scientists, science teachers and students from various institutions in and around Chennai. These lectures were followed by technical presentations by the scientists the following day. The programme was
organized jointly by the Institute of Mathematical Sciences and the Delhi-based Centre for Philosophy and Foundations of Science.
