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The Physics of Magic and
the Magic of Physics

Session II
July 11 - July 23, 2004


Professors Fred Becchetti and

Georg Raithel



Talking with students and family at the reception

 


Magicians study speed of light



You've got to be sharp when you are measuring light!




Georg Raithel explaining
reaction time experiments



Georg Raithel looking for a reaction!



Holography close up



Holography close up



Holography close up


And now for a little more Magic...
Pictures from Magic 2003!



See the broken pieces in the beaker?



Here they are...restored!



Making holograms


Observing Electrons



Diffracting electrons...



...are they particles or waves??



"Light Lifting" and Ultrasound





Levitating single atoms with light beams



What did you have for lunch??
(Ultrasound imaging)

Link to Physics of Magic 2002 stuff.

 

Contact us:

Fred Becchetti, Instructor
Georg Raithel, Instructor
Mira Franke, Graduate Assistant


 

 

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