Tale of the Timekeepers

Institute of Physics, 37 Caledonian Road, London
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This event ended on Thursday 7th of March 2019
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Free
Location

Institute of Physics, 37 Caledonian Road, London

Nearest Tube/Rail Stations
King's Cross St. Pancras 0.27 miles

Time is one of the most elusive properties of the Earth, but how do we understand it?

Timekeeping is fundamentally important to modern life, not only in planning, logging and navigating our activities but also because time measurements underpin many modern technologies enabling science and quality of life.

Dr Kathryn Burrows, part of the National Physical Laboratory Time and Frequency Group, will be speaking on the concept of time itself, and how the NPL can measure time more accurately than any other quantity. This is an introductory talk on our understanding and measurement of time, universal time coordinated (UTC), the 24-hour time standard that uses atomic clocks combined with the Earth's rotation. It is operated by the Time and Frequency Group at NPL. This is the UK’s official time scale

Join our free drinks reception at the Institute of Physics and enjoy Time Tries All Things – a poetic and lyrical meditation of time by Irish artist and filmmaker Grace Weir.

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