"Einstein and Picasso" a lecture by Arthur I. Miller at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Mehrauli Road > 11:30am on 19th January 2011
Time : 11:30 am
Entry : Free
Event Details : The School of Arts and Aesthetics invites you to 'Einstein and Picasso' a lecture by Arthur I. Miller, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science University College London.
The art of science and the science of art.
Almost simultaneously, in the first decade of the 20th century Albert Einstein discovered relativity and Pablo Picasso cubism. How - and why? This fascinating story involves their often turbulent personal lives; the high drama of their struggles to achieve new ideas in the face of opposition from contemporaries; and the unlikely sources for their creative leaps, ignored by everyone else.
To fully understand what happened involves coming to grips with wide-ranging questions such as: Are there similarities in creativity between artists and scientists? What do artists and scientists mean by 'aesthetics' and 'beauty'? Can we unravel creativity at its highest level?
About the Author : Arthur I. Miller is Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at University College London. He is fascinated by the nature of creative thinking and, in particular, in creativity in art (on the one hand) and science (on the other). What are the similarities, what are the differences? He is the author of Einstein, Picasso, which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and Empire of the Stars, which was shortlisted for the 2006 Aventis Prize for Science Books. His most recent book is 137: Jung, Pauli and the Pursuit of a Scientific Obsession. He is currently writing about how art and science developed in parallel in the twentieth century.
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Place : Auditorium, School of Arts & Aesthetics ( SAA ), Jawaharlal Nehru University ( JNU ), New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi - 110067
Venue Info : www.jnu.ac.in | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Hauz Khas'
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The art of science and the science of art.
Almost simultaneously, in the first decade of the 20th century Albert Einstein discovered relativity and Pablo Picasso cubism. How - and why? This fascinating story involves their often turbulent personal lives; the high drama of their struggles to achieve new ideas in the face of opposition from contemporaries; and the unlikely sources for their creative leaps, ignored by everyone else.
To fully understand what happened involves coming to grips with wide-ranging questions such as: Are there similarities in creativity between artists and scientists? What do artists and scientists mean by 'aesthetics' and 'beauty'? Can we unravel creativity at its highest level?
About the Author : Arthur I. Miller is Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at University College London. He is fascinated by the nature of creative thinking and, in particular, in creativity in art (on the one hand) and science (on the other). What are the similarities, what are the differences? He is the author of Einstein, Picasso, which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and Empire of the Stars, which was shortlisted for the 2006 Aventis Prize for Science Books. His most recent book is 137: Jung, Pauli and the Pursuit of a Scientific Obsession. He is currently writing about how art and science developed in parallel in the twentieth century.
Related Events : Talks | History
"Einstein and Picasso" a lecture by Arthur I. Miller at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Mehrauli Road > 11:30am on 19th January 2011
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