The award winning film The Theory of Everything, starring Eddie Redmayne, profiles the life of the UK’s most famous scientist, Stephen Hawking.
Join Professor Jerome Gauntlett, Head of Theoretical Physics at Imperial College London, for a gentle introduction to general relativity, quantum theory and black holes, explaining Hawking’s most important scientific contributions that are touched upon in the film.
Professor Gauntlett completed his PhD in Stephen Hawking’s group at University of Cambridge in 1991, and was a consultant for the film.
Screening of The Theory of Everything
20.00 – 22.00, Union Concert Hall, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BB
Join Imperial Cinema for a special screening of the film in the Union Concert Hall. Places are limited to 250 seats and tickets are for sale on the door at £4 (Imperial Cinema members £3).
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Imperial College Union ArtsFest is a weeklong celebration of Imperial’s arts, music, dance and everything in between. Visit the ArtsFest Facebook page for more information (external link).
Imperial is celebrating the International Year of Light and Light Based Technologies, an init iative b y the UN taking place in 2015. Catch up with our researchers in the Imperial Festival Light Zone on 9 – 10 May and Science Museum Lates on 27 May.
This event is part of Imperial Fringe: Lit up. For more information about the Imperial Fringe series, visit the Fringe webpages.