Broad Branch Road Neighborhood Lectures
Thursday, May 23, 2019 - 6:30pm
In shock-wave experiments, high-powered lasers or guns are used to send a supersonic pressure wave through a sample. This type of dynamic compression can generate immense pressure and allows for the...
Greenewalt Auditorium
5251 Broad Branch Road NW
Washington, DC 20015
United StatesSpecial Events
Tuesday, June 25, 2019 - 6:30pm
Of what is the universe made? Recent observations suggest surprising results. Not only is most of the matter in the universe dark and unconventional but, more surprisingly, the major component...
1530 P St. NW
Washington, DC 20005
United StatesCapital Science Evening Lectures
Thursday, June 27, 2019 - 6:30pm
Cosmological observations show that on the largest scales accessible to our telescopes, the universe is very uniform, and the same laws of physics operate in all the parts of it that we can see....
1530 P St. NW
Washington, DC 20005
United StatesAs part of Carnegie’s public outreach efforts, the institution hosts various science-related lectures, events, and seminars at its administration building in Washington, D.C., and at the Carnegie campuses on the East and West Coasts. These events are all free and open to the public, and provide an opportunity to hear from some of the most extraordinary researchers of our time. Many of our events are webcast live and/or recorded. Registration is required for some of the programs.