{"id":5124,"date":"2025-06-12T15:01:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T13:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.df.unipi.it\/didattica\/smitha-vishveshwara-in-pisa-on-the-occasion-of-the-refractions-stories-of-physics-and-women-scientists-series\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T18:04:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:04:04","slug":"smitha-vishveshwara-in-pisa-on-the-occasion-of-the-refractions-stories-of-physics-and-women-scientists-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.df.unipi.it\/didattica\/en\/smitha-vishveshwara-in-pisa-on-the-occasion-of-the-refractions-stories-of-physics-and-women-scientists-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Smitha Vishveshwara in Pisa on the occasion of the &#8216;Refractions: Stories of Physics and Women Scientists series&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Department of Physics \u201cE. Fermi\u201d will host the inaugural event in the series <em>Refractions: Stories of Physics and of Women Scientists<\/em>, curated by the Committee for Gender Equality.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our special guest will be <strong>Smitha Vishveshwara<\/strong>, who will present readings from her recent book, <em>Two Revolutions: Einstein\u2019s Relativity and Quantum Physics. A Dialogue between Father and Daughter<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blending science, literature, music, and dance, the event will take place on <strong>Wednesday, 25 June at 5:30 PM<\/strong> at the <strong>Gipsoteca di Arte Antica<\/strong>. A light aperitif will be served from <strong>5:00 PM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Smitha Vishveshwara<\/em> (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Donatella Ciampini<\/em> (University of Pisa)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Barbara Patricelli<\/em> (University of Pisa)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Readings by:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Smitha Vishveshwara<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Walter Del Pozzo<\/em> (University of Pisa)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Music:<\/strong><br>Cello \u2013 <em>Ellie Young<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dance Performance:<\/strong><br><em>Elisabetta Campeol<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Institutional greetings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Chiara Maria Angela Roda<\/em>, Director of Physics Department<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Stefano Roddaro<\/em>, Program Director of Physics Department<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Attendance is free and open to all. 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