The Tyndall Lecture - Queen’s University Belfast (Friday, 3rd February)

Maybe you have never heard of the 'Big Bang' or the 'Steady State' theories of the Origins of the Universe. Perhaps you are totally ignorant of 'String Theory' or you may even be a bit rusty on Einstein's 'Theory of Relativity'. The good news is that you have nothing to worry about. Just contact one of the group from Third, Fourth and Transition Year who attended the Tyndall Lecture in Queen's University in Belfast on Friday, 3rd February and they will fill you in on all the details.

The Tyndall Lecture is organised by the Institute of Physics in Ireland (IOP). It is aimed at Transition Year students and students who may have an interest in taking up Physics in Fourth Year. John Tyndall was a 19th century Physicist who was born in Co Carlow. His claim to fame was as a climate physicist and as an author who brought physics to a popular audience.

Our group travelled to Belfast on Friday morning. We had a short stop in the Castlecourt shopping centre in Belfast where we had something to eat and a quick look around the shops. We then went to Queen's University where, along with other schools, we were entertained by Dr Cormac O Raithbheartaigh from Waterford Institute of Technology who delivered the lecture entitled 'The Big Bang – Is it True?' After the lecture we made our way home through Belfast traffic and arrived home shortly after six o clock. We were all a 'bit' wiser and tired after a successful day.