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Michael Killen, host of this webcast/Internet TV series and President of Killen & Associates, says, “I have assembled a group that consists of a Nobel Prize Winner in Physics, an eminent professor from Stanford University, a great American artist, and a team of advisors, to help everyone celebrate the WYP 2005. By participating in this webcast, we hope to foster interest in Einstein, physics, and art -- in education, worldwide.
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Standing On the Shoulders of Giants
Professor Aldo Da Rosa
Professor EE, Stanford University
Da Rosa says, “We have to distinguish between two aspects of Einstein’s popularity: that among scientists for the depth of his insights and that among the general public for his charisma. The latter stems, in part, from seeming to be the underdog that made good. After having immense problems in getting his Ph.D., he hit the scientific grand slam by publishing, in a single year, four of the most influential papers of 20th century physics.”
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Relativity
Martin Perl,
Nobel Prize Winner, Physics, 1995
Perl says, "“Einstein developed his theory of Special Relativity by arguing that all the laws of physics must be the same in spatial systems that are moving with relative velocity with respect to each other. His mathematical deduction of Special Relativity led to conclusions about how ordinary objects behave when they are moving with velocities close to the speed of light, conclusions that have been well verified by experiment, but seem contrary to common sense. For example, the speed of light is always the same whether the light is emitted by a light bulb at rest or by a light bulb itself moving with close to the speed of light.”
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World’s Most Identifiable Equation-
E=MC2
Martin Perl,
Nobel Prize Winner, Physics, 1995
Perl says, “Perhaps Einstein’s most astonishing deduction from his theory of Special Relativity is the famous equation E=MC2 where E is energy, M is mass, and C2 is the square of the velocity of light.” He gave that equation to the world several years after the first decade of the 20th century.
“This equation,” the great physicist from the Palo Alto Stanford Linear Accelerator continued, “tells us that mass can be converted into energy and energy can be converted into mass with C2 as the conversion factor. When Einstein first deduced E=MC2 it could not be verified experimentally; it took until the 1930s to prove Einstein was right using the reactions of nuclear physics. Today, the applications of E=MC2 pervade our lives in areas from nuclear power and nuclear weapons to medical uses of radioactivity and astrophysics.”
“This equation,” the great physicist from the Palo Alto Stanford Linear Accelerator continued, “tells us that mass can be converted into energy and energy can be converted into mass with C2 as the conversion factor. When Einstein first deduced E=MC2 it could not be verified experimentally; it took until the 1930s to prove Einstein was right using the reactions of nuclear physics. Today, the applications of E=MC2 pervade our lives in areas from nuclear power and nuclear weapons to medical uses of radioactivity and astrophysics.”
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The Artist of Physics
Leonard Breger
Master Artist
Leonard Breger, the imaginative California artist who painted “Homage to Einstein” and “Einstein Rocks” in the first few years of the 21st century says, “All of us should strive to do that what Einstein did. He gave science what it needed, when it needed it, and advanced his field by accomplishing something no one had done before. This is what I would especially like to see every artist do -- paint what is needed now, in a way that no one has ever painted before.”
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The World Year of Physics 2005 (WYP 2005) is a worldwide endeavor backed by The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics. WYP 2005 is a celebration of physics and its meaning for our lives today. The year 2005 also marks the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s miraculous discoveries and the publication of three of his most important papers.
"In the first decade of the 20th century,” Killen elaborates, “Einstein gave us a theory of Special Relativity, the photoelectric effect, which opened the door to the development of quantum physics, and a theory that helped us understand the apparently erratic movement of pollen in fluids -- Brownian motion. In later years, he gave us other theorems that are much honored worldwide.”
“It is not so surprising that it was the first decade of the new century that was especially prolific,” says Clinical Associate Professor of Stanford University School of Medicine, and psychiatrist, Allan Sidle, M.D. “At the beginning of every new century, we are psychologically primed to push envelopes forward. Look at what Pablo Picasso did in that same decade. He gave us what was then the revolutionary painting, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon. Moreover, look at Freud who codified psychoanalysis when he published Interpretation of Dreams. In addition, look at what Stravinsky gave us shortly after the first decade of the 20st century ended -- “The Rite of Spring” (Le Sacre du Printemps). Beginnings of new decades are certainly special times.”
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Sponsord by:
Fine Contemporary Art, Killen Art Gallery
Celebrate the World Year of Physics
To help corporations, universities, laboratories, and schools celebrate the “World Year of Physics—the 100th Anniversary of Einstein’s Miracle Year,” Killen & Associates provides the following opportunities.
For Major Organizations
Rights to provide billboards, classrooms, customer offices, laboratories, lobbies, and retail stores, a reprint of the important painting, “Homage to Einstein,” with your message. Please call and tell us marketing reach you require, the prefered image size, and we will provide you with a quote.
Contact Michael Killen, 650-327-2312 or michael@killen.com.
For Individuals
We offer
- 44" x 77" reprint: $900
- 22" x 38 1/2" reprint: $300
To place order your credit card order, contact Jo Brown at jo.brown@killen.com.
For Major Organizations and Individuals
To acquire the original painting, contact Michael Killen 650-327-2312.
Original Painting
Acrylic on cut-out shape masonite, actual size: 44" x 77"
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