Take Your Sons and Daughters to Work Day, April 28, 2005

During the morning, children spent time with their parents.  Afternoon brought a special production of Einstein! Einstein! followed by tours of RHIC, ITD, the fire house, Science Museum, and tree planting.

	Herr Professor Doctor Doctor (brilliant and handsome, but lacking a well-stuck mustache) explains physics.
	"You're being a physicist when you wonder why the sky is blue or look up at stars!" Herr Doctor explained.
	The lecture was followed by a rousing game of "That's my Theory!"  Herr Doctor introduced three scientists who all claimed to be Einstein.
	Each of the scientists answered questions about themselves -- and their theories -- and the audience was asked to figure out which one was really "Einstein."
	This scientist tested his theories in Pisa, Italy.  The scientist on the left made a pendulum clock.
	The scientist on the right wrote three important papers 100 years ago, this year.
	The audience applauded to vote which scientist they thought was "Einstein."
	Professor Chanteuse led the audience in singing "Divine Einstein" while the scientists changed into their real costumes.
	When the scientists returned, they signed in and explained who they really were.
	Galileo Galilei was an Italian scientist whose measurements of gravity determined that -- in a vaccuum -- a feather and an elephant would fall at the same rate if thrown off the Tower of Pisa.
	Sir Isaac Newton, an English scientist, founded the branch of mathematics called "Calculus" and defined the theory of gravity.  Sir Newton graciously offered to sign autographs after the presentation.
	Albert Einstein was a German scientist whose annus mirabilis we are celebrating this year.
	Einstein explains that imagination is more important than knowledge.
	Einstein! Einstein!  He's our man! led by volunteers from the audience.
	Einstein! Einstein!  He's our man! If he can't solve it, no one can!
	The cast of characters, left to right:   Galileo Galilei Jeff Mitchell, PHENIX detector, Physics Department   Herr Professor Doctor Doctor: Todd Satogata, Collider-Accelerator Department   Albert Einstein: Achim Franz, PHENIX detector, Physics Department   Sir Isaac Newton: Gene Van Buren, STAR detector, Physics Department   Professor Chanteuse: Yvette Malavet-Blum, Director's Office   Director: Elaine Lowenstein, Community, Education, Government, and Public Affairs   Additional support from Marsha Belford and Jen Clodius, Community, Education, Government, and Public Affairs
	Navene Marinkovic and Dierdre Kelly

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