Meet the author of "Space Times Matter: One Hundred Short Stories About the Universe"

by Michael Albrow

Wednesday 1 Apr 2026, 11:00 → 12:00 Europe/Zurich

52/1-052 (CERN)

The event is aimed at the CERN community and CERN Alumni and Retirees, therefore physical attendance will require having a valid CERN access card. 

CERN Alumni should use this form to request CERN access cards.

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The author of the new book "Space Times Matter: One Hundred Short Stories About the Universe" will give a talk at the CERN Library:

Do you wonder how the sun and stars work and what are subatomic particles? Have you heard of dark matter and dark energy but don't know what they are? Neither do physicists, so join the club. What is space, what is time, and is it forever? How come the universe is just right for life, and are there other universes? Welcome to the frontiers of knowledge!

The "flash non-fiction" stories in the book could be used by science teachers to inspire their classes to dig deeper. No math is required; there are (almost) no equations. The collection concludes with eighteen original science poems.

The event will be followed by a Q&A and signing sessions. The book is available from the CERN Library.

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About the author: 

Michael Albrow spent 18 years at CERN from 1969 before becoming a professor at Stockholm University. He has been at Fermilab since 1991 where he is now a scientist emeritus and a member of the CMS collaboration. He is a fellow of the Institute of Physics and the American Physical Society for outreach and education. He currently has a "science and art" exhibition at the National Academy of Science in Washington DC.