Fans of Star Trek movies and the television series learned more about the science behind their favorite fantasy when Lawrence M. Krauss, internationally known theoretical physicist, discussed “The Physics of Star Trek,” Nov. 15, during the 2005-2006 Wittenberg Series-sponsored IBM Endowed Lecture in the Sciences.
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Around Myers Hollow
Krauss guided the audience on a warp speed journey through the Star Trek universe, which he used as a launching pad to offer a glimpse of the fascinating world of modern physics. Through the use of slides, props and video clips, he discussed topics ranging from time travel and the Big Bang to the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence. Chair of the physics department and the Ambrose Swasey Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Case Western Reserve University, Krauss is well known in the research community for his suggestion that a still mysterious entity called dark energy might be the key to understanding the beginnings of the universe. A fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Physical Society and bestselling author, he is the only physicist in history to have received the highest honors from each of the three major physics organizations in the United States.
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