CAN COMPUTERS MODEL THE REAL WORLD?
Tuesday, 9th May 2000, 4.00 p.m. followed by a wine reception
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The rôle of computers in Science and Society is increasingly pervasive.
But perhaps the most significant scientific aspect of the unprecedented
development of computer hardware and software in recent years concerns the
growing use of computers to construct models of the complex systems and
events that are increasingly the focus of contemporary science. Examples
include modelling of the Earth's Atmosphere and Oceans, modelling of
astrophysical and cosmological phenomena and modelling of molecules. But
how realistic are these models? And how will the reliability of such
models improve in the coming decades? Will, indeed, computer modelling
replace the need for experimental science in certain fields?
These and other topical questions will be explored in this seminar, which
will include contributions from the following speakers:
David Gooding (University of Bath)
Modelling: an Experimental Method
David Webb (University of Southampton)
Modelling Oceans
Adrian Jenkins (University of Durham)
Modelling the Universe
Richard Catlow (Royal Institution)
Modelling the Microscopic World
The session will include a panel discussion with questions from the audience
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THE SEMINAR WILL BE HELD AT
THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN, 21 ALBEMARLE STREET, LONDON W1X 4BS
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Dr Frank A.J.L. James,
Reader in History of Science,
Royal Institution of Great Britain,
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