‘The Door of the Wind, The Doors of the Rain – The Universe of George Mackay Brown’.

'The Door of the Wind, The Doors of the Rain - The Universe of George Mackay Brown'.

The door is at the heart of the story. For physics it’s the way forward from a universe charted by space and time to a new and more fundamental level of reality. The step through the door is necessary to resolve the conflicts between relativity and quantum theory, but no one is yet sure of the way through. But the poets know that territory "so maybe", suggests Howie Firth, "they can give the rest of us a clue." A series of images from the poems of George Mackay Brown provide insights into the nature of that new landscape - to encourage you to explore it, in poetry and in physics. A Highland Science Festival Event. Orcadian scientist, writer, and broadcaster, Howie Firth MBE, has been awarded an honorary degree by The Open University. Mr Firth was awarded his degree, for his "Notable contribution to the educational or cultural well-being of society in Scotland", at a ceremony in Glasgow. The founder of the Orkney Science Festival, he is also Patron of the biennial International Festival of Philosophy, Science and Theology in Grafton, New South Wales. He has a public awareness award from the Institute of Physics for services to the communication of Science in the UK, and in 2004 was awarded the MBE for services to popular science

Date: 28/01/09
Start Time: 7.30 pm
Venue: Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Seòmar Chruinneachaidh
Audience Numbers: 28
Type: Talks and Literature