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The Fall 2001 series is sponsored by Dr. M. Lois Tiffany.
Saturdays, October 13, 20, & 27
Dr. Don Smith
The Dynamic X-ray Sky: Black Holes, Neutron Stars, and Big Explosions
October 13 - X-ray Vision. Dr. Smith's first lecture.
October 20 - How Stars Die. Dr. Smith's second lecture.
October 27 - Why Black Holes Make Bad Neighbors. Dr. Smith's third lecture.
Saturdays, November 3, 10, & 17
Dr. Tobias Eckhause
Superconductors: Simplicity in Motion
November 3 - Why Superconductivity? Dr. Eckhause's first lecture.
November 10 - Superconducting Devices and the Constants of Nature. Dr. Eckhause's second lecture.
November 17 - High Temperature Superconductors. Dr. Eckhause's third lecture.
Saturdays, December 1, 8, & 15
Dr. Jan Pieter van der Schaar
Music of the Spheres – Lectures on String Theory
December 1 - Quantum Mechanics vs. Einstein. Dr. van der Schaar's first lecture.
December 8 - A World Made of Strings. Dr. van der Schaar's second lecture.
December 15 - M stands for Mystery. Dr. van der Schaar's third lecture.
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