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CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics

The cosmic onion – An hour to make the universe (1993)

In his final lecture, Frank Close looks at the symmetry of the early universe and the reasons behind its current asymmetrical

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Video A still of Frank Close in his 1993 CHRISTMAS LECTURE
CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics

The cosmic onion – Antimatter matters (1993)

Before the Large Hadron Collider there was the Large Electron Positron collider, the largest lepton accelerator ever built.

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CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics

The cosmic onion – Invaders from outer space (1993)

In his third lecture, Frank Close looks at the various methods of imaging fundamental particles.

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Video Frank Close speaking in the Ri Theatre, a seated crowd of children watching him
CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics

The cosmic onion – To the centre of the sun (1993)

By learning how atomic nuclei behave, form and change, we begin to understand how the stars, and particular, our sun produce

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Video A still from the 1993 CHRISTMAS LECTURE with Frank Close
CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics

The cosmic onion – A is for atoms (1993)

In his first Lecture, Frank Close takes a look at the electromagnetic spectrum beyond the rainbow, from infrared to ultraviolet

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Video A still from the 1992 CHRISTMAS LECTURE
CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Our world through the looking glass – In the hands of the giants (1992)

We are surrounded by giants, frequently with a million atoms or more, which can be man-made, or 'natural'.

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Video Charles Stirling standing in the Ri theatre
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Our world through the looking glass – Symmetry, sensation and sex (1992)

In this lecture, we look at the significance of a collection of small, handed molecules.

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Video Charles Stirling standing in the Ri theatre
CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Our world through the looking glass – The handed molecule (1992)

In this lecture we venture below the surface of objects at the human scale to reach the molecular level.

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Video Charles Stirling standing in the Ri theatre
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Our world through the looking glass – Narwhals, palindromes and Chesterfield station (1992)

Chirality confers individuality, recognition, and specificity. All of these qualities are vital in the struggle for existence.

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CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Staying alive: The body in balance – Sense and sensitivity (1998)

In the first of her lectures, Nancy Rothwell reveals how we are endowed with a multitude of sensors that help us regulate our

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