On Tuesday evening, July 5, the EIL Students along with Profs. Berry
and Aaron visited the Royal Institution (Michael Faraday Museum) near
Green Park. In addition to visiting Faraday's Laboratory, the students
attended a (Friday) Discourse lecture entitled "Einstein's revolution: Technology for the 21st Century quantum computer" by Professor David Jamieson (University of Melbourne, Australia). His lecture was given in the Royal institution's lecture
hall, where Michael Faraday started the Christmas lectures in 1825. The
RI today is known for its science education programs, a continuation of
the tradition of scientific lectures as enlightened entertainment. The
Friday Night Discourses were formal affairs with the audience in evening
dress and the speaker by tradition had to start and stop his address as
the auditorium clock struck consecutive hours. J. J. Thomson announced
the discovery of the electron in his 1897 lecture in this room. The
Christmas Lecture program, begun by Michael Faraday and continuing
through today, is the oldest continuous science education program for
young people.
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