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Professor Sir Peter Knight FRS – “Why does Quantum Entanglement Matter” – The 8th Stephen Gray Lecture

By Jorge Quintanilla | 04 March 2026

It’s a 100 years since the discovery of quantum mechanics by Heisenberg, Born, Schrödinger, Dirac and colleagues. We now live in a quantum enabled world, … Read more

Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell – “Astronomy and Poetry” – The 7th Stephen Gray Lecture

By Jorge Quintanilla | 04 March 2023

About the talk Many poets have written about astronomy and the night sky. Dame Jocelyn will select about half a dozen of these poems, give … Read more

Prof Dame Jane Francis – “Greenhouse to Icehouse: fossils of forests and dinosaurs amid icesheets of Antarctica” – The 6th Stephen Gray Lecture

By Jorge Quintanilla | 04 March 2022

About the Speaker Jane Francis is Director of the British Antarctic Survey, a research centre of the Natural Environment Research Council (UKRI-NERC). She is involved … Read more

Prof Martin Rees, The Lord Rees of Ludlow – “The World in 2050 – and Beyond” – The 5th Stephen Gray Lecture

By Jorge Quintanilla | 04 March 2021

Astronomer Martin Rees discusses the topics in his latest book ‘On the Future: Prospects for Humanity’. On Zoom, 4 March 2021.

Dr Philip Ball – “Beyond Weird: Why Everything You Thought You Knew About Quantum Physics is Different” – The 4th Stephen Gray Lecture

By Jorge Quintanilla | 05 March 2020

Where and When Templeman Lecture Theatre, Grimond Building, at 3pm on Thursday 5 March, 2020 Video of the Lecture https://kent.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=4b9d5566-7e8f-4cc2-891e-abcf009d4eec

Prof Vlatko Vedral – “Quantum Entanglement and the Nature of Reality” – The 3rd Stephen Gray Lecture

By Jorge Quintanilla | 01 March 2019

Where and When Grimond Lecture Theatre, University of Kent, at 3pm on Thursday 14 March, 2018. About the Talk Quantum mechanics is commonly said to … Read more

Prof Sir Michael Berry – “Nature’s Optics and our Understanding of Light” – The 2nd Stephen Gray Lecture

By Jorge Quintanilla | 01 February 2018

About the Talk Optical phenomena visible to everyone abundantly illustrate important ideas in science and mathematics. The phenomena considered include rainbows, sparkling reflections on water, … Read more

Dr David H Clark – “Stephen Gray – Canterbury’s Forgotten Hero of Science” – The 1st Stephen Gray Lecture

By Jorge Quintanilla | 05 March 2017

When and Where At 3pm on Thursday 30th March, 2017, in the Jennison Lecture Theatre. About the Speaker Dr. David H. Clark has had a … Read more

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