CHISWICK, LONDON
WHERE? The Boston Room, George IV Pub, 185 Chiswick High Road, London W4 2DR (map) Nearest station: Turnham Green (mainline), Chiswick Park (tube), Stamford Brook (tube).
WHEN? Once a month on a Tuesday at 11.00 a.m.. See below for dates.
HOW MUCH? £10 ADV. or £12 on the door
WHERE? The Boston Room, George IV Pub, 185 Chiswick High Road, London W4 2DR (map) Nearest station: Turnham Green (mainline), Chiswick Park (tube), Stamford Brook (tube).
WHEN? Once a month on a Tuesday at 11.00 a.m.. See below for dates.
HOW MUCH? £10 ADV. or £12 on the door
ELEMENTAL: HOW THE PERIODIC TABLE CHANGED SCIENCE FOREVER
TUeSDAY 5th NOVEMber @11.00AM
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The United Nations has designated 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements. This is to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev’s discovery of the periodic system. In this talk Michael Allen explores the history of the periodic table and some of its defining features. Learn how the elements are named, why strontium is a Jekyll and Hyde element, and how the periodic table is being used to build quantum computers. Raise a glass to Mendeleev and the many scientists that contributed to the formation of the periodic table, one of humanity's great intellectual achievements.
Michael Allen practiced as a family physician in Canada for 17 years before joining the Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine in the Division of Continuing Professional Development. He taught evidence-based medicine to medical students and practicing physicians until he retired in 2013. In retirement he developed an interest in physics which led to his fascination with the periodic table. |