Beauty in science - Physics Christmas lecture

This year’s Physics Christmas lecture will be delivered by Professor Moreton Moore, a former Mayor of Runnymede and the author of the book: Diamonds: Much More Than a Girl's Best Friend.

Beauty in science is more than just the occasional micrograph ‘looking good’: it is a driving force in formulating theories. Beauty and simplicity are related. The simplest solution to a problem often turns out to be the correct one.

Microscopes and telescopes have extended the range of human enjoyment of beauty in nature. Optics offers many delights of colour, computer graphicsis creating a renaissance in spatial representation and fractals are a beautiful application of complex numbers.

Admission free but booking is essential.