A New Measure With Nobel Prize winner Dr. William Phillips

How do we really measure the world we live in and why did scientists decide it was time to redefine the foundations of measurement itself?

In this lecture, Nobel Prize winner Dr. William Phillips explores the most radical transformation of the International System of Units (SI) since its origins in the French Revolution. Instead of relying on physical artefacts, all base units are now defined by fixed values of natural constants. The talk explains why this reform was necessary and how it works.

Monday 19th of October:

Basel 

Tuesday 20th of October:

Rapperswil

Zürich

Wednesday 21st of October:

Bern

Thursday 22nd of October:

Luzern

Wintherthur 

Lecture is held in English

In collaboration with: University of Basel, Department of Physics, ZHAW