Lectures on Tap - What Is Light? The Experiments That Shaped History

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🧠 Lecture: "What Is Light? The Experiments That Shaped History"

🎤 Speaker: Professor Anshul Kogar

Join us for a fascinating evening as Professor Anshul Kogar guides us through the evolving story of one of nature’s most mysterious phenomena: light.

From early experiments that treated light as a wave, to groundbreaking discoveries that revealed its particle-like behavior, this talk will explore the pivotal moments that reshaped our understanding of the universe. Professor Kogar will walk us through the landmark experiments and ideas that defined each era, revealing how scientists challenged long-held beliefs and opened new frontiers in physics.

You’ll also hear why the question “What is light?” still isn’t fully settled—and how ongoing research continues to surprise us.

Anshul Kogar is a professor of physics at UCLA who studies, among other things, how light interacts with matter, bringing a researcher’s perspective to this rich scientific history.

Get a drink, connect, and learn at Lectures on Tap! 🙌

Agenda

7:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.

7:55 PM – Host introduction

8:00 PM – Lecture begins

8:45 PM – Audience Q&A

9:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round

9:30 PM – Wrap up.