Albert Einstein visits Northfield (sort of)

Another science course  (see the report below on DNA) is now underway in the winter term, namely a review of the work of Albert Einstein by Rich Noer, retired professor of physics at Carleton.  You can well imagine the complexity of understanding the work of Einstein;   but this is what Rich (and all our other faculty) is very good at, presenting complex topics in plain English, and answering questions in the same way. 

Rich is using models from the physics laboratory  (a large magnet, a coil of wire, and an electric meter) to show the effect of a magnetic field when a coil of wire passes through it and an electric current is generated.   This understanding of “fields” is an essential part of understanding the work of Einstein.  -  Edward Lufkin