ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences and Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation organize the conference of Dr. John C. Mather, Nobel Laureate in Physics 2006, Senior Astrophysicist at the Observational Cosmology Laboratory at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, in the framework of the Ignacio Cirac-Fundació Catalunya-La Pedrera Chair program at ICFO.
Prof. Mather’s conference, entitled “The History of the Universe from the beginning to the end: where did we come from, where can we go?” will outline the history of the universe from its early moments beginning from the Big Bang to its possible end.
The conference is addressed to the general public audience with an interest in the scientific exploration of Nature. The lecture will illustrate examples from NASA, including measurements of the Big Bang, discoveries with the Hubble, and future telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope (planned for 2018 launch) and beyond.