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SUMMARY:Cosmological Serendipity - Simon Singh\, Author\, Journalist\, TV 
 producer
DTSTART:20080229T173000Z
DTEND:20080229T183000Z
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CONTACT:Janet Gibson
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\n\nSerendipity influences the development of science 
 at every level\, even when it comes to the biggest question of all - how a
 nd when was our universe created? The Big Bang model of the universe is on
 e of the triumphs of modern science\, but its development relied on numero
 us accidental discoveries. Simon Singh will describe the history of the Bi
 g Bang model and tell the stories of the brilliant astronomers who used a 
 combination of genius and luck to instigate one the biggest evolutions in 
 twentieth century science. This lecture will include references to Led Zep
 pelin and electrocuted gherkins. \n\nBiography\n\nAfter completing his PhD
  in particle physics at Cambridge University\, Simon Singh became a scienc
 e journalist. For seven years he was a producer and\ndirector in the BBC T
 V Science Department\, working on programmes such as Tomorrow's World and 
 Horizon. In 1997 he won a BAFTA for his documentary about Fermat's Last Th
 eorem. He then went on to present programmes (The\nScience of Secrecy\, Fi
 ve Numbers\, The Serendipity of Science\, Mind Games) on radio and televis
 ion. Today he is best known as the author of three popular science books\,
  namely "Fermat's Last Theorem"\, "The Code Book"\, and "Big Bang". 
LOCATION:LMH\, Lady Mitchell Hall
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