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History of Physics past events

Listed in chronological order. Click here for current events.

To see the notice for a meeting click on the date if it has a link. The Report of a meeting may be linked to the 'Topic' column.

DateLocationTopic
17 October 1998?Electromagnetic Fields, Past and Present
8 March 1999IOP, LondonResearch experiences in Poland before 1939, Joseph Rotblat
24 April 1999IOP, LondonAspects of the interaction between physics and religion
18 September 1999EdinburghA repeat of the 24 April meeting in London
23 October 1999OxfordVolta's discovery of the electrochemical battery
26 February 2000Science Museum, LondonTime and its measurement
21 October 2000?Quantum Concepts, past and present
21 May 2001Science Museum, LondonSpace preceded by tour of the Space Gallery
1 December 2001IOP, LondonThe Nobel Century
9 March 2002OxfordGuided Historical Science Walk
9 April 2002BrightonDirac Centenary Celebration (held as part of IOP Congress)
19 October 2002NewcastleAiry - his life and work
11 October 2003IOP, LondonDiscoveries, Theories and Natural Philosophers
18 September 2004ESPCI, ParisScience museums, the life of Néel, Einstein year
30 October 2004BirminghamWas there life before Einstein?
29 October 2005LeedsHamilton and work in Leeds of the Braggs and Astbury
30 November 2005BristolHistory of Air Pollution
15 August 2006OxfordInformal visit to Wadham College and History of Science Museum
26 October 2006BathFour talks on the topic of 'revolution'- visit Herschel Museum
9 June 2007OxfordPhysics at the Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford
before and after World War II
15 November 2007GlasgowKelvin in Context: to mark the centenary of his death 1907


For details of History of Physics past events organised by other societies, please click here.

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