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EinsteinforEveryoneByRobertPiccioni,PhDApril21,20166:30pm(pizzaandnetworking),7pmtalkLaReinaHighSchoolandMiddleSchool,Cafeteria106WestJanssRoad,ThousandOaksRSVPatthislinkhttp://einstein-for-everyone.eventbrite.comHardlyanyonehasfailedmoreoftenorfacedmorerejectionthanEinstein.Howdidheovercomethesechallengestobecomethemostfamousscientistinhistory?Whatwerehisdiscoveriesandhowdotheyimpactourliveseveryday?IfyouwanttohearinplainEnglishwhathistheoriesmeantandwitnessthemostelegantandsimplewaytodescribeE=mc2,joinusforthistalk.
RobertPiccioniwasoneofthestudentsofRichardFeynmanatCaltech,oneofthemostfamousphysicistsofthe20thcentury,andbecameovertheyearsagoodfamilyfriend.HehasstudiedanddoneresearchwithnumerousNobelLaureates.Hislifemissionistopresentrealsciencetorealpeopleinawaythateveryonecanunderstandandenjoy.Dr.Piccioni'spresentationtopicsspantherangeofmodernphysics&cosmology.Thematerialpresentedisnot"dumbeddown".RatherithasbeencarefullytranslatedintoplainEnglishfromtheoriginalphysics/mathjargon.OurspeakerwasguestlectureronaNationalGeographic/Lindbladcruise.Hehasgiveninvitedtalksat
Harvard,Caltech,UCLA,andStanfordUniversity,andispresentlygivinganeight-weekcourseonEinstein’stheoriesattheOsherInstitute,anadulteducationprogram,atCaliforniaStateUniversityatChannelIslandsandUCLA.Dr.PiccioniiscurrentlyascriptadviserinthedevelopmentofamajorfeaturefilmaboutAlbertEinstein.HeistheauthorofEveryone'sGuidetoAtoms,Einstein,andtheUniverseandAWorldWithoutEinstien
Dr.Piccioniwasbornwithphysicsinhisblood.Hisfather,Dr.OrestePiccioni,wasafamoushighenergyphysicistwhostudiedunderEnricoFermi,andwontheprestigiousMatteucciMedal,whichfor140yearshasbeenawardedtomanyoftheworld'sleadingscientistsfortheirfundamentalcontributionintheprogressofscience.-i.e.ThomasEdison,Marie&PierreCurrie,AlbertEinstein,NielsBohrandEnricoFermi,amongothers.Location:LaReinaHighSchool106W.JanssRoadThousandOaks,CA91360Pizza/networkingstartsat6:30pmTalkstartsat7:00pm
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