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SUMMARY:A lesson on Gravity
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Claude Nicollier\nBio: Claude Nicollier has been a Europ
 ean Space Agency astronaut for nearly 30 years. He first graduated in phys
 ics (Bachelor) and astrophysics (Master)\, and then earned the title of Sw
 iss Air Force pilot\, airline pilot and test pilot.\nHe was a member of th
 e first group of ESA astronauts selected in 1978. He was then assigned to 
 the Johnson Space Center in Houston\, Texas\, for Space Shuttle training a
 nd flight assignment\n    \nHe took part in 4 space flights\, and spen
 t more than 1000 hours in space\, including a spacewalk of more than 8 hou
 rs duration to install new equipment on the Hubble Space Telescope. Since 
 2004\, he has been a professor at EPFL\, teaching at Master’s level\, an
 d provides assistance to students on various space related projects. He is
  also involved in the “Solar Impulse” solar powered aircraft program a
 s Head of Test Flights.\nProgram\nIntroduction by Prof. Patrick Aebischer\
 , President of EPFL\nHonorary Lecture of Claude Nicollier: "A lesson on Gr
 avity"\nThis lecture will outline major steps in the understanding of the 
 concept of gravity\, with the names of Galileo\, Newton\, and Einstein cle
 arly standing out. It will describe and illustrate the very special condit
 ions of “Zero-g” in a free flying spacecraft. The Principle of Equival
 ence\, basis of Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity\, will also be p
 resented\, with some of its consequences.\nRegistration until  February 2
 0th : http://go.epfl.ch/nicollierConférence en anglais
LOCATION:Swisstech Convention Center http://www.tstcc.ch/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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