Just Add Water

Dr Peter Wothers (Dept of Chemistr;y, St Catharine's College, Cambridge University)

DATE: 2009-08-20
TIME: 19:00:00 - 20:00:00
LOCATION: Lecture Theatre 1, Manning Clark Centre, Bldg 26A, Union Court

ABSTRACT:
Dr Peter Wothers will be presenting his thought-provoking, energetic and action-packed show Just Add Water. Water is all around us, most of the planet's surface is covered with it and it is the main ingredient in you. In this exciting demonstration-based lecture, he will explore some of the surprising properties and reactions of this substance you thought you knew so well. How can a drop of water start a fire or cause an explosion? Why can't you boil and egg on Mount Everest?

Come along and find out the answers to these questions and more! **Warning: Loud bangs.**

This event is free and open to the public.

BIO:
Dr Peter Wothers is currently Director of Studies in Chemistry at St Catharine's College, Cambridge (UK). He also sits on the Committee for the Chemistry Olympiad for the Royal Society of Chemistry and has spent the past 10 years passing on his knowledge and enthusiasm for science to a wider audience.

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