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Take Your Sons and Daughters to Work Day, April 28, 2005
During the morning, children spent time with their parents. Afternoon
brought a special production of Einstein! Einstein! followed by tours
of RHIC, ITD, the fire house, Science Museum, and tree planting.
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Herr Professor Doctor Doctor (brilliant and handsome,
but lacking a well-stuck mustache) explains physics. |
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"You're being a physicist when you wonder why the
sky is blue or look up at stars!" Herr Doctor explained. |
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The lecture was followed by a rousing game of
"That's my Theory!" Herr Doctor introduced three
scientists who all claimed to be Einstein. |
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Each of the scientists answered questions about
themselves -- and their theories -- and the audience was asked to
figure out which one was really "Einstein." |
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This scientist tested his theories in Pisa, Italy.
The scientist on the left made a pendulum clock. |
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The scientist on the right wrote three important papers
100 years ago, this year. |
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The audience applauded to vote which scientist they
thought was "Einstein." |
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Professor Chanteuse led the audience in singing
"Divine Einstein" while the scientists changed into their
real costumes. |
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When the scientists returned, they signed in and
explained who they really were. |
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Galileo Galilei was an Italian scientist whose
measurements of gravity determined that -- in a vaccuum -- a feather
and an elephant would fall at the same rate if thrown off the Tower of
Pisa. |
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Sir Isaac Newton, an English scientist, founded the
branch of mathematics called "Calculus" and defined the
theory of gravity. Sir Newton graciously offered to sign autographs after the
presentation. |
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Albert Einstein was a German scientist whose annus
mirabilis we are celebrating this year. |
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Einstein explains that imagination is more important
than knowledge. |
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Einstein! Einstein! He's our man!
led by volunteers from the audience. |
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Einstein! Einstein! He's our man!
If he can't solve it, no one can! |
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The cast of characters, left to right:
Galileo Galilei Jeff Mitchell, PHENIX detector, Physics
Department
Herr Professor Doctor Doctor: Todd Satogata,
Collider-Accelerator Department
Albert Einstein: Achim Franz, PHENIX detector, Physics Department
Sir Isaac Newton: Gene Van Buren, STAR detector, Physics
Department
Professor Chanteuse: Yvette Malavet-Blum, Director's Office
Director: Elaine Lowenstein, Community, Education, Government,
and Public Affairs
Additional support from Marsha Belford and Jen Clodius, Community, Education, Government,
and Public Affairs |
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Navene Marinkovic and Dierdre Kelly |
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