Physics event wows learners

The Department of Physics hosted Phenomenal Physics 2009 on 29 October to stimulate interest in science, specifically physics, among high school learners. About 200 Grade-11 learners from 30 schools around the Cape Peninsula participated in a host of demonstrations (not covering material in the school curriculum) that showcased the importance of the field. "We hope that the learners left the event with a greater appreciation of physics as a science," reads a statement from the department. The event also highlighted learners to centuries of study and development of physics theories and technologies that today impact on people's lives.

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