Australian Institute of Physics
Tasmanian Branch
(ABN: 81 004 566 509)
AIP NORTHERN YOUTH LECTURE - 2002

"INDUSTRIAL-STRENGTH COSMOLOGY"
Dr Fred Watson
(Astronomer-in-Charge, Anglo-Australian Observatory)

1PM, Thursday, 15th August, 2002 
At the 'Speech and Drama area', Launceston College
(Directions available)

ALL WELCOME

AIP Contact: Gary Burns 
(e-mail: Gary_Bur@antdiv.gov.au)
Please contact to ensure space is available

The AIP is pleased to be able to present the opportunity for Northern Tasmanian students to experience a fully-illustrated talk by Dr Fred Watson, a renowned public presenter of science. Dr Fred Watson is a frequent ABC Science Program presenter. This talk will be presented at a level appropriate for College students, but is suitable for enthusiastic Year 10's.

ABSTRACT: 

The idea that a bunch of microbes living on the surface of a small left-over from the Sun's formation can understand the origin of the Universe is a pretty audacious one. Yet today we grace this audacity with a name - cosmology. It gives us a remarkably cogent picture of the Universe's evolution - from the Big Bang to the Teletubbies. Why are we so confident we're on the right track?  In this fully-illustrated talk, Fred Watson picks out some of the highlights of today's cosmology and looks to its exciting future.