Fifteenth Sir Nevill Mott Lecture

Which Way for Physics?

Professor Brian Josephson, FRS
The Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Tuesday 16 March 2010, 18:00, T0.03

Hosted by Department of Physics, Loughborough University

Since the time of Newton, the general assumption among physicists has been that nature is governed by fundamental laws of a mathematical character. However, in recent years this assumption has become beset by uncertainties. I shall describe an alternative perspective, according to which nature is fundamentally alive rather than mechanical or mathematical. The discussions at the Hokkaido-8 symposium, extracts from which can be viewed at http://www.sms.cam.ac.uk/media/687386 can provide an introduction to these new ways of thinking.

The Sir Nevill Mott lecture series at Loughborough was inaugurated by Sir Nevill in 1995. Previous lectures

For further information contact

Dr Binoy Sobnack
(01509) 223307
Department of Physics
Loughborough University
Loughborough, Leics LE11 3TU