The New Age of Discovery in Astronomy, por Robert Kennicutt
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
- VISITA DE ESTUDO INTERDISCIPLINAR - A.P. FÍSICA, MATEMÁTICA, PORTUGUÊS
9 Dezembro 2009 . 18h00 (Saída: 16h15)
Na conferência quem precisar terá tradução simultânea. Mas agora, vá lá sem preguiça:
"We are in the midst of a golden age of discovery in astronomy, one which has been fueled by a new generation of telescopes on the ground and in space, the opening of new windows in the electromagnetic spectrum, and the computer revolution."
Sobre o Orador:
"Robert Kennicutt is the Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, and the Director of its Institute of Astronomy. He has led large international team projects on the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, Galaxy Evolution Explorer, and the Herschel Space Observatory, and served for 8 years as Editor-in-Chief of The Astrophysical Journal. Recently he was awarded the Gruber Cosmology Prize for his co-leadership of the Hubble Space Telescope Key Project that measured the size and age of the Universe. "
Fonte: FUNDAÇÃO CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN, SERVIÇO DE CIÊNCIA NAS FRONTEIRAS DO UNIVERSO
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