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posted on Oct. 17: Physicist and author is 2000 Redman Lecturer

For hundreds of years, physicists have been searching for a unified theory or "master equation" that would provide a framework for describing nature's forces and all matter. In his talk, "The Quest for the Unified Theory," Brian Greene, professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University, will follow the history of that search since the time of Isaac Newton to the present. Greene, this year's Redman lecturer, will be speaking on campus in the evenings of Oct. 18 and 19. His second talk, "Space and Time Since Einstein," will provide insights into the nature of both, from the development of the theory of relativity to the present-day string theory. Both lectures are at 8 p.m. in HSC-1A1.

posted on Oct. 12: 400 high school students will gather at McMaster for Engineering Olympics

"Now that the Olympics are over in Australia, we want a crack at it," enthuses Bob Loree, director of Level I engineering. Vying for McMaster entrance awards, a coveted trophy and bragging rights, more than 400 students from over 26 high schools from across Ontario will compete in a "mental track meet" as they race against the clock in battles of logic, strategy and mental endurance. Throughout the day tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 13) participants will engage in a smorgasbord of events at McMaster which are designed to whet their appetite for engineering.