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Join the Rutgers Department of Physics for the 22nd Annual Rutgers Faraday Holiday Children's Lecture 2019
NEW AND IMPORTANT: Please see below for new parking information.
FRI. Dec. 6, 2019 Preshow Demos Start at 6 PM, Show from 7:00-8:30 PM
SAT. Dec. 7, 2019 Preshow Demos Start at 2 PM, Show from 3:00-4:30 PM
SUN. Dec. 8, 2019 Preshow Demos Start at Noon, Show from 1:00-2:30 PM
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In 1826, physicist Michael Faraday founded the Children's Christmas Lectures at London's Royal Institution. His goal was to communicate to children the excitement of scientific discovery. In keeping with the spirit of those lectures, Mark Croft, a professor of physics at Rutgers, and physics support specialist Dave Maiullo (seen below) present a physics demonstration and lecture show for children of all ages each December and on special occasions, like Rutgers Day . This event is held in the Physics Lecture Hall at 136 Frelinghuysen Road, on the Busch campus in Piscataway. Driving Directions The event is free of charge and open to the public. The demonstrations presented are based on those used in our physics courses. They were designed not just to inform but with an eye toward humor and exciting the imagination. The object of the show is to emphasize the fun in science. Demonstrations will include an exploding hydrogen balloon, a man lying on a bed of nails and the use of a fire extinguisher to shoot a person on roller skates across the room.
Read about Rutgers Physics outreach that takes the Faraday Lecture experiments on the road around New Jersey: A Dazzling Physics Show Provides Enduring Lessons
New required online Event Parking
Contrary to the last 20 years of Faraday Shows, Rutgers has instituted a new parking policy under which all attendees to this (all) events must register online for parking. The assigned Faraday Show registration link is shown above. The parking department has recommended registration prior to arrival or, if necessary, by cell at the lecture site. The parking department has been cooperative and reassuring (albeit insistent) regarding these new rearrangements. Hopefully, the effect on attendees of this new rule will be minimal.
Learn more about the event: Physics Faraday Show
Presentation from a past Faraday Physics lecture