Category: Fizica

“Niciodata nu vom putea intelege natura asa de bine ca filozofii greci… Noi stim prea mult” spunea John R. Pierce.
Cunoasterea stiintifica accelerata a ultimelor secole ne-a schimbat perspectiva lumii pentru totdeauna. Povestile bunicii si ale strabuncii mele s-au transformat. Ce povesti le vom spune noi copiilor cand vom fi bunici? Ce perspectiva le vom da asupra lumii? Cristian Presură studied physics and engineering. In 2002, he received his PhD in physics from the Groningen University, Netherlands. Since then he is a Research Scientist at Philips Research Eindhoven. His research focuses on medical sensors and resulted in a few dozens of patents.
Cristian finds time to write for the public some of the most accurate yet accessible science popularization books and articles. His first book, „Narrated Physics”, was an instant hit on Romanian market and received numerous prizes, such as the Romanian Academy prize and the medal of the Romanian Society of Mathematical Sciences.
He regularly gives physics courses in summer student camps, writes to journals, and appears regularly on radio and TV. He has also a popular YouTube channel for science. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx