Director Ron Howard highlighted the mysterious world of particle physics this year with a film adaption of Dan Brown’s Angels & Demons, which involves a plot to destroy the Vatican with an antimatter reaction. Real life physicist Kevin Pitts discusses how the screen portrayal compares to the real science that goes on when physicists use particle accelerators to explore the universe’s most basic questions
When: Thursday October 1, 7:00 PM
Where: Good Hall, University of Indianapolis, 1400 E. Hanna Ave.
Pitts conducts research at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in northern Illinois, one of the key sites in the world where elementary particles are hurled against each other to probe fundamental issues involving matter, energy, space and time. Such research also has practical applications in fields including cancer treatment, medical imaging and computing.
Pitts will discuss the film, Brown’s novel, the nature of antimatter and the important work taking place at the world’s particle accelerators. The talk is designed to be nontechnical and accessible to anyone with even a casual interest in cutting-edge science, regardless of their familiarity with the novel or the recent Hollywood thriller.
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