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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

The Aesthetics of Microscopy

Join us for our event about "The Aesthetics of Microscopy" where we delve into the past, the present and the future of microscopes.

Programme

Morning session in Lecture Theatre 2 at Department for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

  • 10:00 – 10:50 Clemens Kaminski: “A short history of the optical Microscope”
  • 10:50 – 11:40 Milena Ivanova: “Beauty in Experiments”
  • 11:40 – 12:00 Coffee break
  • 12:00 - 13:00 Philip Ball: “Beautiful Kit: The Aesthetics of Scientific Apparatus”

Afternoon session at the Learning Gallery at the Whipple Museum in the Department for History and Philosophy of Science with

  • 14:30 – 15:15 Microscope demonstrations with Joshua Nall [limited spaces available]

Register here to attend

Date: 
Thursday, 14 September, 2023 - 10:00 to 15:15
Event location: 
Lecture Theatre 2, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology