Physics and Magic - A Journey Beyond
E=mc2
| In 2005, I teamed up with magician Tony Drewitt to produce the family show 'Physics and Magic - A Journey Beyond E=mc2'. In this show, Tony and I explore the historical links between science and magic, take the audience back to the days of the great 19th and early 20th Century magicians such as Chung Ling Soo and David Devant, and use illusions and Punch and Judy to explain some of Einstein's grandest theories. |  |
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We decided to combine our respective professions in 2005 because it was not only the centenary of the Magic Circle, but was also Einstein Year. This was the UK's contribution to the International Year of Physics marking the centenary of Einstein's groundbreaking papers on special relativity, Brownian motion and the photoelectric effect. |
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| You can hear what Einstein himself has to say about arguably the most famous part of his work by clicking here. | |||||
Tony and I gave our first two performances of 'Physics and
Magic' at The Jewish
Museum in London in October, and were asked back to give another
performance in November. As you can see from the pictures below,
there was no shortage of volunteers to help with the illusions and
science demonstrations.
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enlarge All photos on this page taken by James Heald except far right and far left above, which were taken by Joan Edmondson. Not to be reproduced without permission | |||
| Press coverage of the event included my appearance on 12th Oct 2005 on the BBC Radio 4 chat show Midweek. This was presented by Libby Purves, and the other guests were playwright Arnold Wesker, rock musician Chris Rea, and knitter and historian Anne Sinclair. If you'd like to listen to the show on the BBC archive please click here. |
| Tony and I would be delighted to perform 'Physics and Magic - A Journey Beyond E=mc2' again, and contact details for enquiries can be found by returning to the Talks main page. My CV can be viewed on the CV page of this website, while Tony's CV is available by clicking here. | |
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