What Physicists Do 1971-1980

The Sonoma State University
Department of Physics and Astronomy

presents a series of lectures, demonstrations, and films

WHAT PHYSICISTS DO

Physics is what physicists do late at night

**THE FIRST DECADE, 1971-1980**
16 FEB 1971	WHAT IS MATTER MADE OF?
	Two color films on high energy nuclear physics research. What kind of experiments are done at the giant accelerators, and why?
23 FEB 1971	LASER LIGHT
	A spectacular sound and light show, this film can be enjoyed as pure entertainment.
2 MAR 1971	MEASURING ONE IN A MILLION
	How can nuclear physics be used to find one part per million of mercury in a can of tuna? Sonoma State physicists are getting ready to do it with neutron activation analysis.
9 MAR 1971	SILENT WITNESSES
	Neutron activation analysis can detect other things besides mercury. Also, physics student Bob Porter will discuss his development of an infrared burglar alarm.
16 MAR 1971	THE WORLD OF THE SUPER COLD
	Dr. Isaac Bass of the SSC Physics Department will discuss the strange phenomena near absolute zero.
23 MAR 1971	UNLIMITED POLLUTION-FREE POWER?
	Controlled fusion could provide just that, if we can learn to do it. We will have a prize-winning film on fusion research, and Dr. George Johnston of the Physics Department will bring us up to date on recent developments.
30 MAR 1971	A HISTORY OF ATOMIC PHYSICS
	J. Arthur Rank made this film starring Albert Einstein, J. J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, and other famous physicists.
13 APR 1971	PHYSICS AND WATER POLLUTION
	Dr. Garrison Sposito will describe some of the ways in which physicists can contribute to water pollution research, assuming only the technical background acquired in the usual physics education. He will also discuss some of the work in this field being planned by the scientists at Sonoma State.
20 APR 1971	PEOPLE AND PARTICLES
	What kind of people probe the world of elementary particles? What is their search like? See two recent films on the subject.
27 APR 1971	REACTORS AND PUBLIC SAFETY
	Giant power-producing reactors are being planned for the Mendocino coast. What safety precautions need be taken? Are they sufficient? Dr. John Dunning, Sonoma State College physicist, will talk on this vital subject.
4 MAY 1971	WHAT ARE QUASARS?
	Whatever they are, they appear to be fleeing us at speeds up to 150,000 miles per second. Do they know something? What are they? Dr. Sam Greene, Chairman of the Physics Department at Sonoma State will discuss these unusual, recently discovered objects.
11 MAY 1971	WHAT IS HAPPENING IN BIOPHYSICS?
	Dr. Maurice Blaug of the Hutchins School will introduce a whole new field.
18 MAY 1971	CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE
	See four leading astrophysicists — Greenstein, Fowler, Sandage, and Hoyle — in a filmed discussion of cosmological theories.

23 SEP 1971	PHYSICS AND AIR POLLUTION
	See a film on smog by the Caltech scientist who discovered its origin. Hear Dr. John Dunning of the SSC Physics Department discuss current problems of air pollution.
30 SEP 1971	HISTORY OF ATOMIC PHYSICS
	This is a repeat of the very popular J. Arthur Rank film featuring Rutherford, Einstein, J. J. Thomson, and other famous scientists.
7 OCT 1971	WHAT ASTROPHYSICISTS DO
	The NASA film Universe on a Scratchpad will be shown followed by a discussion by Dr. Joe Tenn of the SSC Physics Department.
14 OCT 1971	PHYSICS OF MUSIC
	This will be a lecture-demonstration featuring electronic music by Mr. Bob Porter who teaches the Physics of Music course at SSC.
21 OCT 1971	X-RAY FLUORESCENCE
	Senior physics student Don Herriott will discuss a new technique for detecting trace quantities of elemental pollutants.
28 OCT 1971	COSMOLOGY
	See four leading astrophysicists--Greenstein, Fowler, Sandage, and Hoyle--in a filmed discussion of cosmological theories. Dr. Sam Greene will add comments and answer questions.
4 NOV 1971	THE ENERGY PROBLEM: I. WHERE WE ARE
	Dr. George Johnston, SSC physicist, will start this three-part series with a discussion of our present sources of energy and their problems.
11 NOV 1971	THE ENERGY PROBLEM: II. WHERE WE ARE Going
	Dr. John Dunning will discuss sources of energy now coming into use: thermal reactors, fast breeder reactors, and others.
18 NOV 1971	THE ENERGY PROBLEM: III. WHERE WE MIGHT Go
	Dr. Johnston will conclude with a discussion of possible future sources of energy: geothermal, fusion, and solar.
2 DEC 1971	MYSTERY OF STONEHENGE
	This film, made by CBS, explores Gerald Hawkins' contention that Stonehenge was built as an astronomical computer to predict such events as eclipses.
9 DEC 1971	PHYSICS OF GEODESIC DOMES
	Dr. Sam Greene will speak on this fascinating subject.
16 DEC 1971	THE SQUID IN PHYSICS
	Dr. Duncan Poland of the SSC Physics Department will speak on Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices which may provide new ultrasensitive instruments for electrical measurements.
6 JAN 1972	SPACE IN THE SEVENTIES
	See two NASA films on man in space and on the role of applications satellites in solving earthbound problems.

14 FEB 1972	LASERS AND LIGHT
	Dr. Isaac Bass of the SSC Physics Dept. will give a layman's description, with demonstrations, of the laser and its use in making three-dimensional photographs called holograms.
28 FEB 1972	HOW I BECAME A PHYSICIST
	Professor F. Bloch of Stanford, one of the founders of solid state physics, will tell of the beginning of a career which has included a Nobel prize and important discoveries in nearly every branch of physics.
6 MAR 1972	TO DATE A ROCK
	Dr. Rolfe Erickson of the SSC Geology Department will discuss radioactive dating: how an examination of carbon-14, potassium-40, and lead-206 can tell us the age of the earth and other interesting things.
13 MAR 1972	ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY ASPECTS OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
	Mr. Owen Davis, an environmentalist from P.G. & E., will speak on this timely topic, with special emphasis on planning for the proposed power plant at Pt. Arena.
20 MAR 1972	VISION: FROM GENERATOR POTENTIAL TO BEHAVIOR
	Dr. Robert Pinter of the University of Washington will speak on one of the areas of prime interest in biophysics of vision: the explanation of behavior and subjective perceptual phenomena in terms of cellular events.
3 APR 1972	NAVIGATION BY THE STARS
	Senior physics student John Proud will explain some history, astronomical applications, and present-day celestial navigation techniques.
10 APR 1972	PHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
	Dr. Peter Connors of the University of California Bodega Bay Marine Laboratory will discuss X-ray structural studies of RNA and DNA.
17 APR 1972	THE VIOLENT UNIVERSE
	This outstanding 2 1/2 hour film on modern discoveries in astronomy will start promptly at 4 p.m.
24 APR 1972	CONSERVATION OR CONVERSATION: WHICH IS IT TO BE?
	Mr. Paul Brand of the Bay Area Air Pollution Control District will discuss air pollution and its inseparable relationship with other environmental and social problems.
1 MAY 1972	TRENDS IN HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS
	Mr. Charles Rhodes, from Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa, will speak on his experiences with Harvard Project Physics and other methods of teaching students physics.
8 MAY 1972	NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
	Senior chemistry student Ken Bomben will discuss and demonstrate this technique which he has been learning for detection of trace concentrations of elements.
15 MAY 1972	A PHYSICIST IN INDUSTRY
	Mr. Donald Hammond, Director of the Physical Electronics Laboratory at Hewlett-Packard, will discuss developments of new technology for applications in medicine, communications, chemistry, and geology.

18 SEP 1972	THE MYSTERY OF STONEHENGE
	Mr. John Proud, a senior physics student, will explain the physical arrangement and astronomical purpose of Stonehenge. The popular film The Mystery of Stonehenge will be shown.
25 SEP 1972	TECHNOLOGICAL WARFARE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
	Dr. Charles Schwartz, Professor of Physics at the University of California at Berkeley, and Mr. Lenny Siegel of the Pacific Studies Center will speak. The Automated Air War Slide Show of the American Friends Service Committee will be shown.
2 OCT 1972	LASER FUSION
	Dr. John DeGroot, Professor in the Department of Applied Science of the University of California at Davis, will discuss current attempts to achieve thermonuclear fusion through the use of high-power lasers.
9 OCT 1972	NEUTRINOS FROM THE SUN
	Dr. Joe Tenn of the Physics Department will discuss the physics of the neutrino and the attempts of scientists, working a mile deep within a gold mine, to detect neutrinos emitted by the sun and thus to measure its temperature.
16 OCT 1972	THE PHYSICS OF THE ARMS RACE
	Dr. David Hafemeister, Professor of Physics at California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, will show how straightforward physical considerations can be used to increase our understanding of the strategic arms race.
30 OCT 1972	ENERGY, MAN, AND ALL THAT
	Dr. Charles Shapiro, Professor of Physics at California State University, San Francisco, will speak about the energy crisis and show his video tape production, "Power to the People: The Lights Won't Go Out."
6 NOV 1972	SPECIAL RELATIVITY
	Mr. Arnold Christiansen, a senior physics student, will elucidate Einstein's special theory of relativity with emphasis on some intriguing predictions of the theory.
13 NOV 1972	LECTURE CANCELLED

20 NOV 1972	BLACK HOLES AND COSMOLOGY
	Dr. Sam Greene of the Physics Department will speak about the prediction from general relativity of the existence of supermassive but invisible black holes and the implications for cosmology of their possible discovery.
27 NOV 1972	WATER RESOURCES IN SONOMA COUNTY
	Dr. Gary Sposito of the Physics Department will discuss the contribution of physics to the understanding of ground water, surface water, salt water intrusion and geothermal steam, with respect to current problems of water development and conservation in Sonoma County.
4 DEC 1972	WOMEN IN SCIENCE
	Dr. Elaine Rothstein Chan, Research Associate in Physics at the University of California at Berkeley, will discuss the situation of women in science and will present relevant statistical information.
11 DEC 1972	THE VIOLENT UNIVERSE
	This excellent 2 1/2 hour film on recent discoveries in astronomy will begin promptly at 4 p.m.

12 FEB 1973	PROBING THE MOON
	Two films will be shown: The Moon: Old and New from NASA and Museum of the Solar System produced by the American Chemical Society. The latter shows scientists examining lunar rocks and soil in their laboratories.
26 FEB 1973	WHAT GEOPHYSICISTS DO
	Dr. William H. Wright III of the Geology Department will discuss the physics of the earth: seismology, gravity, magnetics, and plate tectonics.
5 MAR 1973	PRESENT AND FUTURE APPLICATIONS OF LASERS
	Mr. John Macken, founder and President of Optical Engineering, Inc., Santa Rosa, will look at the future of this exciting field and will demonstrate one of his inventions.
12 MAR 1973	AESTHETICS AND THE RIGHT ANSWERS
	Dr. Frank Oppenheimer, physicist and Director of the Exploratorium, will compare what physicists do with what artists do.
19 MAR 1973	NUCLEAR ASTROPHYSICS: SUPERNOVAE, PULSARS, AND CARBON BURNING
	Dr. Peggy Dyer of the Kellog Radiation Laboratory at Caltech will speak on her work in the laboratory studying nuclear reactions which occur in the interiors of red giant stars.
26 MAR 1973	RECENT RESULTS OF X-RAY ASTRONOMY
	Dr. Robert P. Kraft, Professor of Astronomy at UC Santa Cruz and Acting Director of the Lick Observatory, will describe how x-ray observations from satellites and rockets combine with ground-based optical and radio observations to prove the properties of pulsars, neutron stars, and possibly black holes.
2 APR 1973	KIRLIAN PHOTOGRAPHY
	Physics student Donald Donigan will discuss and demonstrate this Russian-invented technique for photography by means of high frequency currents.
9 APR 1973	ELECTRONICS REVOLUTION
	Dr. Duncan Poland of the Physics Department will present a survey of some of the technological and scientific developments that are putting computers in shirt pockets and sophisticated electronics on the hobby workbench.
23 APR 1973	A HISTORIAN LOOKS AT SCIENCE
	Dr. Ed Morse of the Hutchins School will discuss how the study of dead scientific controversies can reveal much about the way the contemporary scientific community operates.
30 APR 1973	WHERE PHYSICS AND BIOLOGY MEET
	Dr. Howard C. Mel of the Division of Medical Physics at UC Berkeley will speak on problems at the interface between biology and physical science.
7 MAY 1973	NUCLEAR FINGERPRINTING OF ANCIENT POTTERY
	Mrs. H. V. Michel of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory will describe and demonstrate how neutron activation analysis and other nuclear physics techniques can pinpoint the origin of ancient pottery.
14 MAY 1973	VISUAL OBSERVATIONS NEAR ABSOLUTE ZERO
	Dr. Isaac Bass of the Physics Department will demonstrate some of the strange properties of liquid helium four, the superfluid.
21 MAY 1973	HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS — WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE
	Mr. Jim Hill, physics teacher at Los Gatos Union High School and a graduate of the Physics Department, will speak on some ideas of how physics in the high school can survive.

17 SEP 1973	PHYSICS AND PEOPLE
	Two films will be shown: People and Particles and Physicists: Playing Dice with the Universe.
24 SEP 1973	INFRARED ASTRONOMY
	Dr. Dowell Martz, Chairman of the Physics Department at Pacific Union College, will describe studies of cool stars, quasars, and other objects in the infrared.
1 OCT 1973	THE DISCOVERY OF THE NEUTRON
	Dr. Emilio Segré, Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of California at Berkeley and a Nobel laureate, will discuss this profoundly important event, which occurred in 1932 and revolutionized nuclear physics.
8 OCT 1973	MAGNETIC LEVITATION
	Dr. Howard Coffey of Stanford Research Institute will speak on his experiments to make trains float on air, help up by superconducting magnets.
15 OCT 1973	WHAT METEOROLOGISTS DO
	Dr. Morton Wurtele, Chairman of the Department of Meteorology at UCLA, will discuss what is happening in atmospheric science.
29 OCT 1973	PSYCHOPHYSICS, MAGNETIC FIELDS, AND SOME ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS
	Dr. Burton Milburn, President of Environmental Impact Profiles, will discuss his research on psychophysical effects of magnetic fields and possible environmental effects of low-level electromagnetic fields.
5 NOV 1973	BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF HEAVY ION BEAMS
	Dr. Eugene Benton of the University of San Francisco will discuss the use of heavy ion beams for diagnostic and radio-therapeutic studies of tumors.
12 NOV 1973	MYSTERY OF STONEHENGE
	This popular film probes Gerald Hawkins' thesis that the famed rock structure was actually built as an astronomical observatory.
19 NOV 1973	SCIENCE FICTION AND THE PREDICTION OF THE FUTURE
	Dr. James Benford of Physics International Company, physicist and science fiction writer, will discuss the ways in which science fiction writers deal with the future in their work.
26 NOV 1973	THE GREAT COMET OF 1973
	Mr. Ralph Palsson of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific will discuss Comet Kohoutek, which will soon be visible to the naked eye.
3 DEC 1973	POWER FROM THE EARTH
	Dr. John R. Dunning, Jr., of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, will speak on the future of geothermal power, which is rapidly being developed in Sonoma County.
10 DEC 1973	SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
	Dr. John Gofman, Professor of Medical Physics at the University of California at Berkeley, an articulate and effective critic of the safety aspects of the U.S. atomic energy programs, will discuss the social implications of science.

11 FEB 1974	COSMIC DISTANCES
	Dr. Joe Tenn of the Department of Physics and Astronomy will discuss the determination of astronomical distances, ranging from the nearby planets to the remote (?) quasars.
25 FEB 1974	BLACK HOLES, NEUTRON STARS, SINGULARITIES, AND ALL THAT
	Dr. Remo Ruffini of the Department of Physics, Princeton University, will speak on the spectacular ways in which a star can die.
4 MAR 1974	MAR 4 PLUS FIVE YEARS
	On March 4, 1969, scientists and MIT and 30 other universities staged a research stoppage to protest the misuse of scientific and technical knowledge. Dr. Barry M. Casper, Chairman of the American Physical Society's Forum on Physics and Society, will discuss how the physics profession has reacted.
11 MAR 1974	LASERS AND THE MOLECULES OF LIFE
	Dr. Yin Yeh of the Department of Applied Science, University of California, Davis, will discuss laser scattering experiments with biopolymers.discuss how the physics profession has reacted.
18 MAR 1974	BIOPHYSICS IN CLINICAL NEUROSURGERY AND NEUROLOGY
	Dr. Curtis Gleason of the Mount Zion Neurological Institute will speak on stereotaxic surgery and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.
25 MAR 1974	PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY
	Dr. F. Leslie Brooks of the Department of Chemistry will discuss what chemical physicists and physical chemists do.
1 APR 1974	PLANET, PULSAR, GLITCH, AND WISP: VIOLENT ENDS TO STELLAR EVOLUTION
	Dr. Virginia Trimble of the Department of Physics, University of California, Irvine, will discuss some astrophysical processes which are just beginning to be understood.
15 APR 1974	TERRESTRIAL UTILIZATION OF SOLAR ENERGY
	Dr. Joseph H. Apfel, Director of Research at Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc., will speak on industrial efforts to harness solar energy.
22 APR 1974	SOLAR ENERGY AND ALTERNATIVE PHYSICS
	Ms. Barbara Greene of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory[CANCELLED] and Mr. Kent Nelsen of the Department of Physics and Astronomy will speak on physics for the counterculture and individual use of solar energy.
29 APR 1974	PARANORMAL PHYSICAL PHENOMENA
	Mr. Robert Porter of the Department of Physics and Astronomy will describe a physicist's analysis of psychic phenomena.
6 MAY 1974	OBSERVATIONS OF ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES
	Dr. Sandra Faber of the University of California, Santa Cruz, will discuss observations she is making with both optical and radio telescopes.
13 MAY 1974	PHYSICS AND CANCER
	Ms. Mary Meurk, radiological physicist at the West Coast Cancer Foundation, will describe the work of a physicist engaged in cancer therapy.

9 SEP 1974	MYSTERY OF STONEHENGE
	This popular film, which explores Gerald Hawkins' contention that the ancient monument is actually an astronomical computer, will be shown twice, at 3:30 p.m. and at 4:30 p.m.
16 SEP 1974	PHYSICISTS AS INVENTORS AND DISCOVERERS
	Dr. Egon Loebner of Hewlett-Packard Laboratories and Stanford University will discuss the various styles of doing physics, inventing, and discovering. Note this lecture will begin at 3:30 p.m.
23 SEP 1974	IMPROVED COMFORT AND ECONOMY WITH A SEMISOLAR HOUSE
	Dr. Loren W. Neubauer, professor emeritus of engineering and agricultural engineering at the University of California, Davis will discuss energy conservation with solar heating.
30 SEP 1974	THE AURORA AND THE EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD
	Dr. Richard H. Karas of the department of physics and astronomy will describe an interesting series of experiments on the relation between the northern lights and the earth's magnetic field.
7 OCT 1974	THE STUDENT AND THE COMPANY
	Dr. Norman R. Bodine, Vice President of Engineering, Independent Cable Division, Eltra Corp., will discuss how industry relates to students.
14 OCT 1974	THE BIRTHPLACE OF STARS
	Dr. Nan Dieter of the Radio Astronomy Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley will speak on gas, dust, and molecules between the stars.
21 OCT 1974	CAN PHYSICS SURVIVE IN THE MODERN WORLD?
	Dr. Don Villarejo of the department of physics, UCLA will discuss physics, its relation to other intellectual endeavors, and current attitudes toward physics.
28 OCT 1974	THE NOT-SO-ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
	Dr. Tom Barnebey of the department of physics and astronomy will talk about some of the problems physicists have encountered in trying to understand the interactions of the smallest known bits of matter.
4 NOV 1974	ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE
	Dr. Thomas E. Hoffer of the Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada will discuss current research and prospects for the future.
11 NOV 1974	PIONEER 10 AND 11 MISSIONS--SPACE ODYSSEY TO JUPITER
	Jack Dyer of the Pioneer project, NASA Ames Research Center, will discuss these two missions--just three weeks before Pioneer 11 reaches Jupiter.
18 NOV 1974	PHYSICS AND THE PARANORMAL
	Mr. Doug Greene of the department of physics and astronomy will explore some of the current models in modern physics and their implications for paranormal phenomena.
25 NOV 1974	VIOLENT EVENTS IN THE NUCLEI OF GALAXIES
	Dr. Joe S. Miller of the Lick Observatory and the University of California, Santa Cruz will discuss speculations on what may be happening in galactic nuclei.
2 DEC 1974	MAN'S IMPACT ON THE CLIMATE
	Mr. Dwight Nicholson of the department of physics, University of California, Berkeley will review the present understanding of the influence of human activities on the earth's climate.

28 JAN 1975	HEAT CONDUCTION IN SOLIDS AT LOW TEMPERATURES
	Dr. Cheuk-Kin Chau of the Illinois Institute of Technology will give an introduction to recent experiments in this field.
4 FEB 1975	COSMIC GAMMA RAYS
	Dr. Dennis Herzo of the University of California, Riverside will talk about recent developments, observations, and speculations in the exciting new field of gamma ray astronomy.
11 FEB 1975	THERMODYNAMICS OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
	Dr. Sukhbir Mahajan of California State University, Fresno will explain how entropy decreases in living systems.
18 FEB 1975	THE BUILDING OF THE BOMB
	Physicists Oppenheimer, Teller, Segré, Fermi, and Heisenberg give their interpretations of the events that led to Hiroshima in this historic film.
25 FEB 1975	THE GATHERING UNIVERSE
	Dr. David Cudaback of the University of California, Berkeley will discuss several places in the universe where material draws itself together to form new objects of all sizes, from galactic arms to inhabitable planets.
4 MAR 1975	WHY IS THE SKY BROWN?
	Dr. Terry Galloway of the University of California, Berkeley will give a review of environmental engineering programs at Berkeley including the use of optical probe techniques for air pollution monitoring.
11 MAR 1975	COLLIDING NUCLEAR DROPS
	Dr. Carol Travis Alonso of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory will show films and discuss oscillations, fissions, and fusions of these drops and compare them with water drops on Skylab.
18 MAR 1975	EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FOR REMOTE VIEWING OF NATURAL TARGETS
	Dr. Russell Targ of Stanford Research Institute will discuss his work in paranormal perception and efforts to find a physical basis for it.
1 APR 1975	BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF PHYSICS TECHNIQUES
	Dr. Victor Perez-Mendez of the University of California, San Francisco and the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory will discuss applications of particle detectors in medicine.
8 APR 1975	AN UNBOUND UNIVERSE?
	Dr. Beatrice Tinsley of the University of California, Santa Cruz and the Lick Observatory will discuss some recent research on whether the universe will stop expanding.
15 APR 1975	OCEANS, WEATHER, AND CLIMATE
	Dr. Charles Cox of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography will describe recent research on the relation between sea surface temperatures and unseasonal trends in the weather.
22 APR 1975	TRANSMUTATION OF ELEMENTS IN STARS
	Dr. Robert Kraft of the Lick Observatory and the University of California, Santa Cruz will discuss evidence for the formation of the elements in stellar interiors.
29 APR 1975	PHYSICS AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
	LECTURE CANCELLED
6 MAY 1975	ENERGY CONSERVATION: HIDDEN BENEFITS, HIDDEN BARRIERS
	Mr. Lee Schipper of the Energy Resources Group of the University of California, Berkeley will explain how the American people could reduce energy consumption by one-third and have more jobs and less pollution.

9 SEP 1975	THIN FILMS AND SOLAR ENERGY
	Mr. Richard Winegarner, Solar Product Development Manager, Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. will discuss the impact of solar energy as an alternate energy source and the role that thin films can play in its development.
16 SEP 1975	THE PHYSICS OF SOARING FLIGHT
	Dr. Richard H. Karas of the Department of Physics and Astronomy will discuss the principles of motorless flight--birds and gliders.
23 SEP 1975	WHY HAS THE SUN SLOWED DOWN?
	Dr. Leonard Kuhi of the Department of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley will discuss the rotation of stars and the formation of planetary systems.
30 SEP 1975	HOLOGRAPHY AND INFORMATION DISPLAY
	Dr. H. R. Luxenberg of the Departments of Computer Science and Photography at Chico State University will discuss holography and its application to information storage, processing, and display.
7 OCT 1975	EXPLORING OUR SOLAR SYSTEM—THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN
	Dr. Kerry M. Joels of NASA Ames Research Center will summarize our current approach to planetary exploration and some of the results to date.
14 OCT 1975	COOLING IT WITH THE SUN
	Mr. Douglas Hayes, a recent graduate of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, will relate his experiences in trying to cool his beer with a solar powered refrigerator.
21 OCT 1975	THE EVOLUTION OF THE UNIVERSE
	Dr. Robert V. Wagoner of the Department of Physics, Stanford University, will discuss what present observations reveal about the past history and eventual fate of the universe.
28 OCT 1975	PREDICTING EARTHQUAKES AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEM
	Dr. Bruce Bolt of the Department of Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley will discuss recent advances in this field.
4 NOV 1975	MODERN PHYSICS AND CONSCIOUSNESS
	Dr. E. A. Rauscher, a theoretical physicist at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, will describe what physics has to say about the nature of consciousness.
11 NOV 1975	RECENT DISCOVERIES IN PARTICLE PHYSICS: A NEW WORLD
	Dr. Harvey Lynch of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center will explain why physicists are so excited about the new particles.
18 NOV 1975	DIRTY AIR -- WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?
	Dr. Susanne V. Hering of the Department of Environmental Health Engineering, California Institute of Technology, will discuss the formation of aerosols from emitted pollutants and its relation to light scattering.
25 NOV 1975	EJECTION AND ALIGNMENT IN EXTRAGALACTIC OBJECTS
	Dr. Halton Arp of the Hale Observatories will discuss peculiar galaxies, exploding galaxies, ejection phenomena, and associations of quasars and high redshift objects.
2 DEC 1975	THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
	Senior physics student Peter Conwell will describe his summer trip to Greenland where he researched the aurora and the earth's magnetosphere with high-flying balloons.

10 FEB 1976	ALBERT EINSTEIN: THE EDUCATION OF A GENIUS
	This recent film tells the remarkable story of Albert Einstein's childhood, education and early career.
17 FEB 1976	MICROCOMPUTERS
	Mr. Paul Vanderbilt, Program Design Engineer at Fairchild Semiconductors and a senior physics major, will discuss recent developments in microprocessors and their applications
24 FEB 1976	LIGHTNING EXPOSED
	Mr. Leon Salanave, visiting lecturer in the Department of Physics, San Francisco State University, and a former research associate at the University of Arizona, will describe his adventures and findings while chasing thunderbolts with cameras and spectroscopes.
2 MAR 1976	NUCLEAR REACTIONS IN STARS
	Dr. Joe S. Tenn of the Department of Physics and Astronomy will introduce nuclear concepts and describe the formation of the chemical elements.
9 MAR 1976	WHAT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS DO
	Dr. Rudoph Sher of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University will describe various types of nuclear reactors and how they work.
16 MAR 1976	RADIOACTIVE WASTES: WHERE WILL THEY GO?
	Dr. Terry Lash of the Natural Resources Defense Council will describe radioactive wastes produced in the nuclear fuel cycle and government and industry plans for handling them.
23 MAR 1976	REACTOR SAFETY: THE AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY STUDY
	Dr. Robert Budnitz of the UC Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory will discuss issues of light water reactor safety based upon a year-long study sponsored by the American Physical Society.
30 MAR 1976	HEALTH ASPECTS OF NUCLEAR POWER
	Dr. Roland Finston, Senior Health Physicist and Lecturer in Nuclear Medicine, Stanford University, will discuss potential hazards from release of radioactive materials into the environment.
6 APR 1976	COAL: THE NEW BLACK GOLD?
	Dr. John R. Dunning of the Department of Physics and Astronomy will will discuss coal as an alternate source of energy.
20 APR 1976	ENERGY CONSERVATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
	Dr. Ronald Doctor of the California Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission will discuss California's future energy system and ways in which conservation can affect this system.
27 APR 1976	FUSION: STATUS AND PROSPECTS
	Dr. Wulf B. Kunkel of the Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley will discuss the current status and future prospects of controlled fusion as a source of power.
4 MAY 1976	THE IMPACT OF NUCLEAR ENERGY IN CALIFORNIA
	Dr. Lawrence Ruby of the Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of California, Berkeley will discuss the factors influencing the choice of nuclear energy to satisfy future needs in California and questions of public acceptance.
11 MAY 1976	CAN A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG STAR FIND LASTING HAPPINESS IN THE ARMS OF A DEGENERATE DWARF?
	Dr. John Faulkner of the Board of Studies in Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz will describe the interesting events that accompany the stripping of one star by another.

7 SEP 1976	GRAVITY WAVES
	Dr. Stephen Boughn of the Department of Physics, Stanford University will describe current efforts to detect gravitational radiation with an ultra-low temperature detector. A new film Gravity Waves: Search and Discovery will be shown.
14 SEP 1976	EXPLORERS OF THE INFINITE: TEACHING PHYSICS THROUGH SCIENCE FICTION
	Mr. Roger Freedman of the Department of Physics, Stanford University will describe the ways in which advanced physics can be taught to introductory students through the medium of science fiction.
21 SEP 1976	EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET ASTRONOMY
	Dr. Michael Lampton of the Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley will describe observational methods and recent results from the newest branch of astronomy.
28 SEP 1976	HIGH SPEED STREAMS IN THE SOLAR WIND AND CORONAL HOLES
	Dr. Steven F. Nerney of NASA Ames Research Center will discuss what has been learned about the solar wind from x-ray observations from the Skylab satellite.
5 OCT 1976	THE RELATIVITY TWINS VISIT THE BLACK HOLE
	Dr. Donald E. Hall of the Department of Physics, California State University, Sacramento will discuss recent developments in the resolution of the twin paradox.
12 OCT 1976	THE BRAND X LASER
	Dr. Michael Samis of Optical Engineering Company will discuss the advanced laser that is required for the development of laser fusion.
19 OCT 1976	EVIDENCE FOR SUPERHEAVY ELEMENTS IN ANCIENT ROCKS
	Dr. Thomas A. Cahill of the Department of Physics, University of California, Davis will describe how analytical development for studies of smog particulates led to evidence for multiple superheavy elements in ancient African rocks.
26 OCT 1976	THE SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE
	Dr. Sam Greene of the Department of Physics and Astronomy will discuss this fascinating topic and show slides taken on his recent round-the-world tour of sites claimed to have been visited by ancient astronauts.
2 NOV 1976	SPINNING LITTLE MAGNETS
	Dr. Isaac L. Bass of the Department of Physics and Astronomy will explain the basic physics and some applications of magnetic resonance.
9 NOV 1976	IN SEARCH OF THE MAGNETIC MONOPOLE
	Dr. P. Buford Price of the Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley will discuss the discovery and interpretation of what may be the first evidence for the existence of a magnetic monopole.
16 NOV 1976	UNDERSTANDING SPIRAL GALAXIES
	Dr. Frank H. Shu of the Department of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley will discuss a wave theory for the shapes of spiral galaxies.
23 NOV 1976	IS THERE A TOKAMAK IN YOUR FUTURE?
	Dr. George L. Johnson of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, currently a visiting research associate at MIT, will discuss the prospects and problems of achieving thermonuclear fusion with the Tokamak, a device receiving much emphasis in fusion power research programs.
30 NOV 1976	A PHYSICIST BLOWS HIS OWN HORN
	Dr. Tom Barnebey of the Department of Physics and Astronomy will demonstrate and discuss the physics of trumpets and other brass instruments.

8 FEB 1977	APPLICATIONS OF SPACE AND AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
	Sharon Wall of the Remote Sensing Research Program, University of California, Berkeley, will discuss the utility of LANDSAT and aerial photography for the inventory of natural resources and agriculture.
15 FEB 1977	VIKING — THE SEARCH FOR LIFE ON MARS
	Dr. Donald de Vincenzi of the Extraterrestrial Biology Division, NASA Ames Research Center, will discuss the most recent life detection data from the Viking Landers on Mars.
22 FEB 1977	FINDING PHYSICS IN MODERN LITERATURE
	Dr. Alan Friedman of the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley, will discuss how serious modern fiction has been able to use the exciting ideas of relativity, thermodynamics, and quantum mechanics.
1 MAR 1977	ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICS AND THE ENERGY CRISIS
	Kirk Smith of the Department of Biomedical and Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, will discuss the environmental health aspects of nuclear and fossil fuels.
8 MAR 1977	COMPACT X-RAY SOURCES
	Dr. Jonathan Arons of the Department of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley, will talk about x-ray emitting neutron stars, black holes, and the new x-ray bursts.
15 MAR 1977	SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRONICS
	Dr. C. Lester Hogan, Vice Chairman, Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corp., will describe the large scale integrated circuit revolution and its impact on science and engineering.
22 MAR 1977	ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE CONTROL
	Dr. Frank Brittain of Bechtel Research and Engineering will discuss the role of noise control in protecting the environment and workers' hearing.
29 MAR 1977	COLOR VISION
	Dr. Richard Gordon of the Department of Physics and Astronomy will discuss some experiments and theories concerning the perception of colors.
12 APR 1977	THE SEARCH FOR PLANETS BEYOND THE SOLAR SYSTEM
	Dr. Gordon Spear of the Department of Physics and Astronomy will describe how astronomers attempt to detect planets around other suns.
19 APR 1977	LOW COST COMPUTING FOR EVERYONE
	Dr. John Torode of Digital Systems will describe current trends in the application of LSI microcomputers to problems in industry and in the home.
26 APR 1977	ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER
	Dr. Richard H. Karas of the Department of Physics and Astronomy will discuss atmospheric aerosols and their effect on visibility.
3 MAY 1977	THE SCIENCE OF MATERIALS
	Dr. Irving Goldstein of Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. will discuss some interesting practical problems in materials science and thin films.
10 MAY 1977	SOME ASPECTS OF EARTHQUAKES, EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION, AND QUAKES ON MARS.
	Dr. Robert Kovach of the Department of Geophysics, Stanford University, a member of the Viking seismology team, will discuss these topics of current interest in geophysics.
19 SEP 1977	THE BUILDING OF THE BOMB
	Physicists Oppenheimer, Teller, Segré, Fermi, and Heisenberg give their interpretations of the events that led to Hiroshima in this historic film.
26 SEP 1977	CLIMATIC CHANGE ON MARS
	Dr. Owen B. Toon of Cornell University will compare current theories of the evolution of the Martian climate and the terrestrial climate.
3 OCT 1977	SEARCHING FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE WITH EXISTING RADIO TELESCOPES
	Dr. Jill C. Tarter of NASA Ames Research Center will describe previous and current searches for radio signals from nearby stars.
10 OCT 1977	SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICS: WHY TRANSISTORS DIE
	Mr. John Hiatt of Hewlett Packard will discuss research into semiconductor failure mechanisms.
17 OCT 1977	ELECTRICITY FROM THE SUN: PROSPECTS AND PROBLEMS
	Dr. Arlon Hunt of the University of California Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory will describe present and future developments in large scale thermal electric power generation.
24 OCT 1977	THE EARTH AS VIEWED FROM SPACE
	Mr. Richard W. Underwood of NASA Johnson Space Center will speak on applications of photography from manned spacecraft. This lecture, part of the California Council for Geographic Education/NASA Space Photography Series, is co-sponsored by the Department of Geography.
31 OCT 1977	THE SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE, PART II
	Dr. Sam Greene of the Department of Physics and Astronomy will discuss his searches in South America, Africa, and elsewhere for evidence that the earth has been visited by extraterrestrial beings.
7 NOV 1977	IN SEARCH OF THE QUARK
	Dr. William M. Fairbank of Stanford University will discuss experiments to detect fractional charges in matter.
14 NOV 1977	SYNCHROTRON RADIATION: NEW WAYS IN RESEARCH WITH PHOTONS
	Dr. Herman Winick of Stanford University will describe the extraordinary research capabilities of intense broad band synchrotron radiation.
21 NOV 1977	THE DISCOVERY OF THE GALAXIES
	Dr. Joe S. Tenn of the Department of Physics and Astronomy will describe how astronomers just half a century ago determined that we live in a universe of galaxies.
28 NOV 1977	A PITCH ABOUT PITCH
	Dr. Tom Barnebey of the Department of Physics and Astronomy will discuss recent developments in the theory of musical pitch perception and will demonstrate some pitch-related phenomena.
5 DEC 1977	GAS LASERS AND HOLOGRAPHY
	Dr. Isaac L. Bass of the Department of Physics and Astronomy will describe some of the studies which he and his students are making with the College's new five-watt argon laser and tunable dye laser.

13 FEB 1978	PLANNING CALIFORNIA'S ENERGY FUTURE
	Dr. George L. Johnston of the California Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, on leave from the Department of Physics and Astronomy, will discuss conservation, conventional power sources, and the development of alternatives.
27 FEB 1978	THE COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION AND A MODERN ETHER DRIFT
	Dr. Marc Gorenstein of the University of California Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory will describe recent measurements from a U-2 jet in which the motion of the earth with respect to the universal 3-degree Kelvin background radiation has been detected.
6 MAR 1978	THE PIONEER SPACE MISSIONS — PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
	Robert Skip Nunamaker, Chief of the Space Projects Division, NASA Ames Research Center, will discuss the Pioneer Missions to Jupiter and Venus and the future of planetary exploration.
13 MAR 1978	EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FOR THE NEW FAMILY OF QUARKS
	Dr. W. K. H Panofsky, Director of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, will discuss recent events from electron-positron colliding beams and their implications regarding the structure of strongly interacting particles.
27 MAR 1978	THE MULTIPLE MIRROR TELESCOPE AND STELLAR INTERFEROMETRY
	Dr. Gregory M. Sanger of the University of California Lawrence Livermore Laboratory will describe a new concept in large astronomical instruments and one novel experiment, based on Michelson interferometry.
3 APR 1978	MEDICAL PHYSICS
	Dr. Vernon Smith of the University of California, San Francisco will describe the many different ways in which physics is applied to the solution of medical problems.
10 APR 1978	IS GOD A MATHEMATICIAN?
	Dr. Hans J. Bremermann of the University of California, Berkeley will discuss the physical limitations to mathematical understanding of physical and biological systems.
17 APR 1978	EXPLOSIVE EVENTS IN THE MILKY WAY
	Dr. Harold Weaver of the University of California, Berkeley will discuss the effects of supernova explosions within a few hundred light years of the sun.
24 APR 1978	GEOTHERMAL ENERGY--ITS PRODUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES
	Dr. Richard H. Karas of the Department of Physics and Astronomy will describe how electric power is obtained from heat within the earth and the environmental benefits and hazards of development of this major Sonoma County resource.
1 MAY 1978	THE FREE-ELECTRON LASER
	Dr. John M. J. Madey of Stanford University will discuss the use of a beam of free electrons to generate coherent optical radiation.
8 MAY 1978	PHYSICS AT VERY HIGH PRESSURES
	Dr. Lynn Seaman of SRI International will describe experiments and computational procedures developed to discover how materials respond to intense shock wave loading.
15 MAY 1978	ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH AT THE SONOMA STATE COLLEGE OBSERVATORY
	Dr. Gordon G. Spear and his students will exhibit some of the photographs and research results obtained in observational astronomy classes and independent study projects.

11 SEP 1978	COMPUTERS AND ROBOTS
	Two recent films: Computers: Challenging Man's Supremacy — featuring Arthur C. Clarke and Robots: Isaac Asimov's Artificial Man with Isaac Asimov
18 SEP 1978	SOLAR ENERGY IS HERE
	Robert P. Lucas, President, Solar Energy Engineering, will describe the design, engineering, and manufacture of active solar heating systems.
25 SEP 1978	HOW BRIGHT ARE THE QUASARS?
	Dr. E. Joseph Wampler of Lick Observatory will explain how recent observations of quasars are telling us more about these unusual objects and giving new insights into the structure and evolution of the universe.
2 OCT 1978	THE EXPLORATION OF SPACE
	Three films from NASA: Nineteen Minutes to Earth—the Viking missions to Mars; Probing the Clouds of Venus—the Pioneers currently en route; and HEAO: The New Universe—The High Energy Astrophysical Observatory.
9 OCT 1978	A BALLOON-BORNE COSMIC RAY BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE EXPERIMENT
	Dr. Andrew Buffington of the University of California Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory will describe a recent measurement of light cosmic ray isotopes which tells about cosmic ray origin and history.
16 OCT 1978	REMOTE AIR POLLUTION MEASUREMENTS USING LASERS
	Dr. Robert L. Byer of Stanford University will describe experiments in which light is scattered from pollutants in the atmosphere.
23 OCT 1978	THE SUN AS A STAR
	Dr. Philip Scherrer of Stanford University will discuss large scale structures on the sun and their effects on the earth.
30 OCT 1978	PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF THE POLLUTED ATMOSPHERE
	Lynn Hubbard of the University of California, Riverside and the National Center for Atmospheric Research will discuss daily photochemical cycles and how they are affected by pollution.
6 NOV 1978	AN ENERGY-SAVING LIGHT BULB
	Donald Hollister, President, Lighting Technology Corporation, will discuss his invention and development of an electrodeless fluorescent bulb which fits standard incandescent lamps but lasts longer and uses much less power than ordinary light bulbs.
13 NOV 1978	STELLAR EXTREME-ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY
	Roger Malina of the University of California, Berkeley will describe the construction and use of a rocket-borne extreme ultraviolet telescope which has obtained the first stellar spectra in this new wavelength range.
20 NOV 1978	THE INFLUENCE OF MATTER ON GEOMETRY
	Dr. Iris Bloomer of the Department of Physics and Astronomy will present an introduction to the general theory of relativity.
27 NOV 1978	LOOKING AT THE STARS WITH A RUBBER MIRROR
	Dr. Frank S. Crawford of the University of California Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory will describe recent measurements with a telescope system which restores diffraction-limited performance to astronomical telescopes by correcting, in real time, the phase errors introduced by the turbulent atmosphere.
4 DEC 1978	ENTROPY—EBB AND FLOW OF CHAOS
	Dr. Erwin L. Hahn of the University of California, Berkeley will discuss experiments which bring order out of chaos.

12 FEB 1979	A PINHOLE VIEW OF GEOMETRICAL OPTICS
	Dr. Jim Hauser of the University of California, Berkeley and Chabot College will make the subject of geometrical optics more accessible by discussing the relationship between pinhole cameras and ordinary cameras.
26 FEB 1979	RELATIVISTIC TIME DILATION
	Paul G. Hewitt of City College of San Francisco will explain the famous twin paradox of Einstein's special theory of relativity and present his animated film on the subject.
5 MAR 1979	THE BLACK HOLES OF GRAVITY
	Professor John Taylor presents one of the most astonishing predictions of Einstein's general theory of relativity in this new British Broadcasting Corporation film.
12 MAR 1979	THE MAGNETIC RECORDER AS A COMMUNICATIONS CHANNEL
	John C. Mallinson of the Ampex Corporation will discuss the development of digital tape recorders with extremely high data rates and areal densities.
19 MAR 1979	BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION AND SUPERFLUIDITY IN LIQUID HELIUM
	Dr. Joe S. Tenn of the Department of Physics and Astronomy will show a film on superfluidity in liquid helium and discuss neutron scattering experiments which demonstrate the existence of this quantum effect in a macroscopic system.
26 MAR 1979	EINSTEIN AND COSMOLOGY
	Dr. Rainer Sachs of the University of California, Berkeley will discuss the structure and evolution of the universe with particular reference to Einstein's contributions.
2 APR 1979	STIMULATED EMISSION: FROM EINSTEIN TO THE LASER
	Rick DeFreez of the Department of physics and Astronomy will discuss the history of stimulated emission and describe some of the laser applications he and others are investigating at Sonoma State University.
16 APR 1979	NOW YOU SEE IT, NOW YOU DON'T: STALKING THE ELUSIVE PHOTON
	Dr. Sumner P. Davis of the University of California, Berkeley will talk about the electromagnetic properties of Einstein's brainchild, the photon.
23 APR 1979	PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE VOYAGER JUPITER ENCOUNTER
	James E. Long of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory will present some of the spectacular photographs and scientific data obtained by the Jupiter flyby of Voyager 1 on March 5, 1979.
30 APR 1979	RELATIVISTIC INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL
	Dr. Arthur Huffman of the University of California, Los Angeles will discuss the possibility of using time dilation to travel to the stars.
7 MAY 1979	HOW TO KEEP A SPACECRAFT FROM WOBBLING
	Horace Newkirk (retired) of China Lake Naval Weapons Center will present a film, lecture, and demonstration of a nutation damper used in the Explorer satellite.
14 MAY 1979	THE EXTENSIVE EXPLORATION OF VENUS IN DEC 1978
	Dr. Lawrence Colin of NASA Ames Research Center will present the results of the Pioneer Venus orbiter and probes.

10 SEP 1979	THE RELATIVITY GYROSCOPE EXPERIMENT
	Dr. Francis Everitt of Stanford University will describe a new test of Einstein's general theory of relativity based on orbiting very precise gyroscopes in satellites.
17 SEP 1979	RECENT EXPERIMENTS WITH POLARIZED ELECTRON BEAMS
	Mary Silber, Sonoma State University student, will describe two summers of research at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and will discuss some applications of polarized electron beams in high and low energy physics.
24 SEP 1979	AUDITORIUMS: THE LARGEST MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
	Dr. Tom Barnebey of Sound Solutions Acoustical Consulting Services and Sonoma State University will discuss the problems encountered in designing a space suitable for playing and listening to music.
1 OCT 1979	ONE SMALL STEP
	This film will present the story of the Apollo program and how it led to one small step for a man, one giant step for mankind, on July 20, 1969.
8 OCT 1979	THE PHYSICS OF MAGIC--AND VICE VERSA
	Jesse David Wall of the City College of San Francisco will show that some physics demonstrations are based on old magic tricks--and that some magic tricks are based on old physics demonstrations.
15 OCT 1979	ENERGY CONSERVATION--WHERE WE SHOULD BE NOW
	Jan Wright of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory will demonstrate that the efficient use of energy is more economical than the development of new energy supplies.
22 OCT 1979	INTERSTELLAR SHELLS AND SUPERSHELLS
	Dr. Carl Heiles of the University of California, Berkeley will illustrate the shapes and motions of interstellar gas structures as seen by radio telescopes.
29 OCT 1979	ARMS CONTROL AND SALT
	Dr. W.K.H. Panofsky, Director of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, will discuss the background and potential of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty.
5 NOV 1979	SQUIDS AND GEOPHYSICS
	Dr. John Clarke of the University of California, Berkeley will outline the principles of superconducting quantum interference devices and describe their use to measure the resistivity of the earth's crust.
12 NOV 1979	THE MOONS OF JUPITER
	Dr. David Morrison of the University of Hawaii will describe the properties of Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto—objects which have been the subjects of intense study since the Voyager missions of March and July, 1979.
19 NOV 1979	PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE PIONEER 11 SATURN ENCOUNTER
	Dr. John Wolfe, Pioneer 11 Project Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center, will present some of the results obtained after the spacecraft's six-year voyage to the ringed planet and its giant moon, Titan.
26 NOV 1979	PHYSICS, PHILOSOPHY, AND BUSINESS
	Dr. Paul Goodwin, Vice President of Operations, Calista Corporation; President, Earth Science Consulting and Technology Corporation; and Adjunct Professor, Alaska Pacific University; will discuss the salient features of the philosophical foundations of modern physics and how these may act as the impetus for both disillusionment and hope concerning the business of technology.
3 DEC 1979	EXTRAGALACTIC X-RAY SOURCES
	Dr. Susan Lea of the University of California, Berkeley will discuss models for x-ray emissions by quasars, Seyfert galaxies, and clusters of galaxies, sources recently detected by the High Energy Astrophysical Observatories.

11 FEB 1980	THE SPACELAB ONE MISSION
	Dr. Michael Lampton of the University of California, Berkeley, a scientist astronaut currently in training for the forthcoming mission, will describe some of its 94 experiments, ranging from hematology and metallurgy to meteorology and astrophysics.
25 FEB 1980	REMOTE DETECTION OF METHANE USING LASERS
	Richard DeFreez of Sonoma State University will describe research he performed last summer as an American Physical Society Industrial Graduate Intern, work which may lead to remote measurement of methane levels in coal mines, using coal dust as a Mie retroreflector.
3 MAR 1980	ASTROLOGY, UFO’S, WORLDS IN COLLISION, AND ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS
	Andrew Fraknoi, Executive Officer of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, will present a scientist's view of some popular topics in pseudoscience.
10 MAR 1980	INFRARED ASTRONOMY FROM HIGH FLYING OBSERVATORIES
	Dr. Jesse Bregman of NASA Ames Research Center will discuss observations of cool stars from the Gerard P. Kuiper Airborne Observatory.
17 MAR 1980	EXPLORING MARS AND VENUS
	Two new NASA films will be shown: Planet Mars and Venus Pioneer.
24 MAR 1980	MESSIER 87—THE GIANT BLACK MASS GALAXY
	Dr. William Mathews of Lick Observatory and the University of California, Santa Cruz will describe optical, radio, and x-ray observations which suggest that this enormous galaxy in Virgo is rapidly devouring hot gas and shooting out jets of relativistic gas from its center, which may contain a huge black hole.
7 APR 1980	HOW SNOW CRYSTALS GROW
	Dr. John Hallett, Marston Research Professor of Atmospheric Physics, Desert Research Institute and University of Nevada, Reno, will talk about his experimental and field studies of snow crystals, and the various molecular processes which give rise to the beautiful and complex shapes found in nature.
14 APR 1980	SUPERCONDUCTORS--THEIR EXISTENCE AND USE
	Dr. Theodore H. Geballe of Stanford University will discuss the understanding of known superconductors and the prospects for finding higher temperature ones.beautiful and complex shapes found in nature.
21 APR 1980	FORGOTTEN FUNDAMENTALS OF THE ENERGY CRISIS
	Dr. Albert A. Bartlett of the University of Colorado eloquently points out the consequences of exponential growth in this videotaped lecture.
28 APR 1980	THE TIME PROJECTION CHAMBER — NEW PARTICLE DETECTOR
	Dr. Owen Chamberlain of the University of California, Berkeley will describe the new detector being constructed for use at PEP, the giant colliding beam accelerator under construction at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.
5 MAY 1980	INTRODUCTION TO HOLOGRAPHY
	Lloyd Cross of the School of Holography, San Francisco, will describe the making of holograms and exhibit both monochromatic and white light examples.
12 MAY 1980	COAL AND ELECTRIC POWER PROSPECTS TO THE YEAR 2000
	Dr. Andrew Van Horn of Teknekron Research, Inc., Berkeley, will discuss the environmental and energy problems associated with increased coal consumption and electricity demand growth.
19 MAY 1980	HOLES, WAVES, AND EDDIES
	Senior physics and mathematics student Richard Montgomery of Sonoma State University will discuss fluid dynamics and turbulence with particular application to whitewater kayaking.

8 SEP 1980	THE ORIGIN OF THE GALAXIES
	Dr. Joseph Silk of the University of California, Berkeley will discuss modern views on how galaxies originated in the early universe.
15 SEP 1980	ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF SOLIDS
	Dr. Walter A. Harrison of Stanford University will show how the dielectric and bonding properties of solids may be understood in terms of their electronic structure.
22 SEP 1980	ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE: THE LONG TERM IMPACT ON CLIMATE
	Dr. Henry D. I. Abarbanel of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory will discuss climate models and some implications of the possible doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide in the next few decades.
29 SEP 1980	TWO FILMS ON MODERN TELESCOPES
	Stars, Galaxies, and Southern Skies features Dr. Bart Bok of the University of Arizona at work at the 4-meter telescope of the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. Mirrors on the Universe: the MMT Story describes the new multimirror telescope in Arizona.
6 OCT 1980	GASOHOL: AN EXAMPLE OF FEDERAL SCIENCE-ENERGY POLICY BEING MADE
	Dr. David Eck of the SSU Department of Chemistry will describe his experiences working on science and energy policy as an American Chemical Society Congressional Fellow in 1979-80.
13 OCT 1980	PHYSICS BETWEEN THE TWO WORLD WARS
	Dr. John L. Heilbron of the University of California, Berkeley will discuss the transformation that physics underwent in conduct as well as in content in the 1920's and '30's.
20 OCT 1980	WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM ATOMIC COLLISIONS?
	Dr. Walter E. Meyerhof of Stanford University will discuss recent research with superheavy systems.
27 OCT 1980	PHOTOGRAPHING QUANTIZED VORTEX LINES IN SUPERFLUID HELIUM: QUANTUM MECHANICS YOU CAN SEE
	Dr. Richard E. Packard of the University of California, Berkeley will describe experiments which have made possible studies of the dynamics of quantized vortices in liquid helium.
3 NOV 1980	SUPERFICIAL PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS
	Dr. Robert S. Bauer of the University of California, Berkeley will describe experiments which have made possible studies of the dynamics of quantized vortices in liquid helium.
10 NOV 1980	THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 10-METER TELESCOPE PROJECT
	Dr. Jerry E. Nelson of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory will discuss plans for construction of what will be the world's largest telescope.
17 NOV 1980	SPACE DUST AND THE REDDENING OF STARLIGHT
	Dr. Peter B. Lucke of the SSU Department of Physics and Astronomy will describe the distribution of dust clouds in the solar neighborhood.
24 NOV 1980	SPACE ASTRONOMY: THE EINSTEIN AND IUE OBSERVATORIES
	Dr. Gibor Basri of the University of California, Berkeley will describe what these space-borne observatories can look at, how they are used by astronomers, and some of the wealth of new information they have yielded.
1 DEC 1980	OPTICAL INTERFERENCE COATINGS
	Dr. Philip W. Baumeister of Optical Coating Laboratories, Inc. will describe how interference in thin films is used for practical applications.

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The Sonoma State University Department of Physics and Astronomy

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Physics is what physicists do late at night

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