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The Life Scientific: Sir Michael Berry
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Jan 22, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Professor Jim Al-Khalili meets one of Britain's greatest physicists, Sir Michael Berry. His work uncovers 'the arcane in the mundane', revealing the science that underpins phenomena in the world around us such as rainbows, and through his popular science lectures he joyfully explains the role of quantum mechanics in phones, computers and the technology that shapes the modern world. He is famed for the 'Berry phase' which is a key concept in quantum mechanics and one Sir Michael likes to explain through an analogy of holding a cat upside down and dropping it, or parallel parking a car.Presenter: Jim Al-Khalili
Studio Producer: Tom Bonnett
Audio Editor: Gerry Holt
Production Co-ordinator: Jonathan Harris
Studio Producer: Tom Bonnett
Audio Editor: Gerry Holt
Production Co-ordinator: Jonathan Harris
Released:
Jan 22, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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