Free lecture: IOP president Jocelyn Bell Burnell on pulsars and extreme physics

Pulsars were discovered 35 years ago. What do we know about them now, and what have they taught us about the extremes of physics? They serve as extremely accurate clocks with which to carry out precision experiments in relativity. Created in cataclysmic explosions, pulsars are a (stellar) form of life after death. After half a billion revolutions most pulsars finally die, but amazingly some are born again to yet another, even weirder, afterlife. Pulsar research continues lively, delivering exciting, startling and almost unbelievable results!

To learn more about this fascinating aspect of physics come to the free IOP lecture ‘Pulsars and Extreme Physics’ and meet speaker and IOP president Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell.

When: Thu, 22 Apr 2010, 19:00
Where: Schuster Building, University of Manchester, Brunswick Street, Manchester M13 9PL
Requires Registration 
Contact Louise Butcher Louise.butcher@iop.org