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Einstein victorious – proof of black holes collision

By Matthew Grant on February 24, 2016

Physics Lecturer Ben Tippett

Physics Lecturer Ben Tippett

What: Free public lecture
Who: Ben Tippett, Physics Instructor
When: Saturday, February 27, 2016, 6:30 p.m.
Where: UBC Okanagan campus, Arts and Sciences Centre (ASC 140)

One hundred years ago, Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves – ripples in the fabric of space and time. A century later, physicists have found proof of his prediction.

UBC Okanagan Physics instructor Ben Tippett will discuss the finding that details how two black holes smashed together and produced a “sound” that we heard 12 sextillion kilometres away and what the discovery means for our understanding of the nature of the universe.

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Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Physics

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