He will speak on revolutionary changes in the electronics industry that have produced major advances in computers and communications. The Llewellyn G. Hoxton lecture honors the late professor who chaired the University of Virginia physics department from 1907 to 1948. Throughout those years, Hoxton made it a priority to convey to students the excitement of new developments in physics. The physics department inaugurated the Hoxton lectures in 1971 to spotlight interesting and provocative viewpoints of physicists on topics of public interest. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Parking is available behind the chemistry and physics buildings and in the football stadium lots.