How can we learn about the first few seconds after the universe was born?

We can’t go way back in time and see for ourselves, but if we look hard enough, we might find tiny hints left over from that turbulent moment, perhaps still visible in the sky, or in the laboratory, today.

The Department of Physics will host Nobel Laureate Dr. Eric A. Cornell on Wednesday, October 26, to present a public lecture "Looking for Fossils of the Big Bang in the Laboratory" in the Frost Planetarium at Frost Science Museum. Dr. Cornell shared in the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physics for synthesizing the first Bose-Einstein condensate. In his presentation, Dr. Cornell will concentrate on the work being done in the laboratory and how we can use precise measurements to look for fossils of the Big Bang.

This event is organized by the Department of Physics in the College of Arts, Sciences & Education with the sponsorship from the National Science Foundation. The event is open to general public and the admission is free. Please register for the event in advance at https://www.frostscience.org/event/live-frost-science-looking-for-fossils-of-the-big-bang/

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Program starts promptly at 7:00 p.m. Seating is first-come, first-served.