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[PAST EVENT] Special Physics Colloquium
September 21, 2015
4pm - 5pm
Abstract: Often thought of as disparate subjects, physics and art have deep connections. For centuries, scientists and physicists in particular indulge their "downtime" with playing music and making art. It has actually been thought that possessing the talents to perform physics and making of art were not connected; but rather the person so doing such things was considered extremely talented. Certainly the tools used are vastly different, yet the creative elements employed in performing both have similarities: especially the strong drive to express a language thru which one can communicate what one "sees" in our immediate environment and beyond. Certainly, making the connection between physics and music is apparent thru considering wavelengths, amplitudes and what not. In this talk I will touch on the creative aspects via some of the temporal areas when a break thru in physics/STEM leads to breakthroughs in visual arts and vice versa.