York Woods Library: Listening for Black Holes: Einstein's Unfinished Symphony

Kipp Cannon is a Senior Research Associate at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics. His research is in the field of gravitational wave astronomy, which is the use of minute warps in space and time to learn about the collisions of black holes and other compact objects deep in the universe. He is a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and is the Principle Investigator for the Canadian effort in this project.

Who can attend: Everyone
Fee: Free
Registration: Not required
Organized by: Toronto Public Library
Location: York Woods Library, Meeting Room 2, 1785 Finch Avenue West, Toronto, ON  M3N 1M6, 416-395-5980  

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