A lesson on Gravity
Event details
| Date | 10.03.2015 |
| Hour | 17:15 |
| Speaker |
Prof. Claude Nicollier Bio: Claude Nicollier has been a European Space Agency astronaut for nearly 30 years. He first graduated in physics (Bachelor) and astrophysics (Master), and then earned the title of Swiss Air Force pilot, airline pilot and test pilot. He was a member of the first group of ESA astronauts selected in 1978. He was then assigned to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, for Space Shuttle training and flight assignment He took part in 4 space flights, and spent more than 1000 hours in space, including a spacewalk of more than 8 hours duration to install new equipment on the Hubble Space Telescope. Since 2004, he has been a professor at EPFL, teaching at Master’s level, and provides assistance to students on various space related projects. He is also involved in the “Solar Impulse” solar powered aircraft program as Head of Test Flights. |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Program
Introduction by Prof. Patrick Aebischer, President of EPFL
Honorary Lecture of Claude Nicollier: "A lesson on Gravity"
This lecture will outline major steps in the understanding of the concept of gravity, with the names of Galileo, Newton, and Einstein clearly standing out. It will describe and illustrate the very special conditions of “Zero-g” in a free flying spacecraft. The Principle of Equivalence, basis of Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity, will also be presented, with some of its consequences.
Registration until February 20th : http://go.epfl.ch/nicollier
Conférence en anglais
Introduction by Prof. Patrick Aebischer, President of EPFL
Honorary Lecture of Claude Nicollier: "A lesson on Gravity"
This lecture will outline major steps in the understanding of the concept of gravity, with the names of Galileo, Newton, and Einstein clearly standing out. It will describe and illustrate the very special conditions of “Zero-g” in a free flying spacecraft. The Principle of Equivalence, basis of Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity, will also be presented, with some of its consequences.
Registration until February 20th : http://go.epfl.ch/nicollier
Conférence en anglais
Practical information
- General public
- Registration required
Organizer
- Sylvie Deschamps