From the birth of particle physics to the discovery of the Higgs boson, from the history of black holes to the observation of gravitational waves, the history of physics goes to school: the new online live series organized by the National Institute kicks off on 19 January of Nuclear Physics (Infn) and dedicated to male and female students.
The series, entitled 'Physics in Super8.
Stories of discoveries', is held on the occasion of the 'Audioritratti di Scienza' competition, in which over 1,400 students participate and which was promoted as part of the project 'La Mediateca Infn.
The history of physics in video': this is the archive of historical audiovisual material on Italian research in fundamental physics dedicated by Infn to young people, but also to all enthusiasts, researchers and the curious.
The meetings of the new live series will be broadcast on the Infn YouTube channel from 17.00 to 18.00 and are open to all interested people, who will be able to interact via chat by asking questions.
Lucia Votano, Infn researcher and former director of the Gran Sasso National Laboratories, will be the first guest of the series which will start on January 19 and continue until the end of February.
In the first meeting, Votano will talk about the dawn of particle physics and the birth of the Infn.
It will continue on February 2 with Antonio Masiero, professor at the University of Padua and Infn researcher, who will accompany you on the exciting journey to discover the Higgs boson, while on February 16 Viviana Fafone, professor at the University of Rome Tor Vergata and Infn researcher , will tell us everything about the incredible discovery of gravitational waves, starting from the theories of Albert Einstein up to the most avant-garde companies such as the Einstein Telescope project.
The cycle will be closed on February 23 by Nicolao Fornengo, professor at the University of Turin and INFN researcher, in a meeting dedicated to the fascinating history of black holes.