Episode 35 – The Quantum Frontier
With the Large Hadron Collider scheduled to come back online in November, we were able to talk with writer and physicist Don Lincoln again (see Episode 8). Dr. Lincoln talks about the LHC and his new book: The Quantum Frontier.
Links:
- The Quantum Frontier
- The Large Hadron Collider – CERN
- Lab Out Loud Episode 8: The Future of Particle Physics
- Fermilab (Illinois) education office
- Fermilab Today (Don writes every other article)
- Argonne National Laboratories (Illinois)
- Become a Fan of Don on Facebook
Education Links
- CERN Education
- Quarknet
- I2U2
- Fermilab Education Office
- Physics Master classes
- LIGO Louisiana
- Soudan Minnesota
- DUSEL South Dakota
- Brookhaven New York
- TJNAF Virginia
- CROP Nebraska
- NALTA North America
Experiments:
Don’s Books:
The Quantum Frontier: The Large Hadron Collider. The book “describes in layman terms the exciting new research program about to start at the CERN laboratory in Switzerland.” Find it at Amazon.com.
Understanding the Universe: From Quarks to the Cosmos. “The target audience for this book is a lay audience of science enthusiasts. I had high school teachers in mind as I wrote it.” Find it at Amazon.com.
Update:
Don will be speaking…
- Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles on November 6 & 7
- Adler Planetarium on November 19th in their new “Adler After Dark” series
Direct download: LOL35.mp3
Hi Brian and Dale,
Your readers might be interested in some upcoming public lectures I’ll be giving. I will be speaking at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles on November 6 & 7
http://www.griffithobs.org/exhibits/all_space.html
I will also be speaking at the Adler Planetarium on Nobember 19th in their new “Adler After Dark” series, which is limited to ages 21 and up. The advertising for this is not quite ready, but the generic web page is:
http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/afterdark/index.shtml
It was great to speak with you guys!
Cheers…
Don Lincoln