Discovery of Gravitational Waves
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Thursday, April 28, 2016
Location:
Citywide Senior Center
806 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge
Contact:
617-349-6060
MIT Scientists Makes Remarkable Discovery:
They heard the sounds of gravitational waves.
For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of space time called gravitational waves, arriving at the Earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe. This confirms a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s 1915 general theory of relativity and opens an unprecedented new window onto the cosmos. MIT Scientist, Satya Mohapatra will be here to discuss the implications of this fantastic discovery.
This program is free and open to the public