IOP Groups

History of Physics past events

All newer events can be found on our Group Calendar.

10 December 2008
Physics at Liverpool: A Capital of Culture celebration
Further details

This will be followed at 4.30pm by the Group Annual General Meeting.
Agenda

July 17 2008
Meeting in celebration of Lord Rayleigh
IOP, London
Further details

2007

15 November 2007
Kelvin in Context: to mark the centenary of his death 1907
Glasgow

9 June 2007
Physics at the Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford before and after World War II
Oxford

2006

26 October 2006
Four talks on the topic of 'revolution'- visit Herschel Museum
Bath

15 August 2006
Informal visit to Wadham College and History of Science Museum
Oxford

2005

30 November 2005
History of Air Pollution
Bristol

29 October 2005
Hamilton and work in Leeds of the Braggs and Astbury
Leeds

2004

30 October 2004
Was there life before Einstein?
Birmingham

18 September 2004
Science museums, the life of Néel, Einstein year
ESPCI, Paris

2003

11 October 2003
Discoveries, Theories and Natural Philosophers
IOP, London

2002

19 October 2002
Airy - his life and work
Newcastle

9 April 2002
Dirac Centenary Celebration (held as part of IOP Congress)
Brighton

9 March 2002
Guided Historical Science Walk
Oxford

2001

1 December 2001
The Nobel Century
IOP, London

21 May 2001
Space preceded by tour of the Space Gallery
Science Museum, London

2000

21 October 2000
Quantum Concepts, past and present

26 February 2000
Time and its measurement
Science Museum, London

1999

23 October 1999
Volta's discovery of the electrochemical battery
Oxford

18 September 1999
A repeat of the 24 April meeting in London
Edinburgh

24 April 1999
Aspects of the interaction between physics and religion
IOP, London

8 March 1999
Research experiences in Poland before 1939, Joseph Rotblat
IOP, London

1998

17 October 1998
Electromagnetic Fields, Past and Present

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