A New Measure With Nobel Prize winner Dr. William Phillips

How do we really measure the world we live in and why did scientists decide it was time to redefine the foundations of measurement itself?

In this lecture, Nobel Prize winner Dr. William Phillips explores the most radical transformation of the International System of Units (SI) since its origins in the French Revolution. Instead of relying on physical artefacts, all base units are now defined by fixed values of natural constants. The talk explains why this reform was necessary and how it works.

Followed by an apéro
Lecture is held in English
In collaboration with: University of Basel, Department of Physics