The Science of Invisibility
- đ¤ Speaker: Sir John Pendry, Imperial College London đ Website
- đ Date & Time: Thursday 16 October 2014, 20:00 - 21:15
- đ Venue: Department of Pharmacology Lecture Theatre, Tennis Court Road
Abstract
As the inventor of a new class of metamaterials, Sir John Pendry has brought the invisibility cloak to life (or rather the Muggle world). He won the 2013 Isaac Newton Medal for his seminal contributions to surface science and photonics, and had previously been honoured with the Dirac Prize and Royal Medal.
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Sir John Pendry, Imperial College London 
Thursday 16 October 2014, 20:00-21:15