As part of the opening ceremony of the 250th anniversary celebrations of André-Marie Ampère, Alain Aspect, winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics, will be giving a lecture entitled "Ampère, un savant universel",(Ampère, a universal scholar) on Thursday 30 January at 3.30pm in Mérieux Auditorium at ENS de Lyon. This will be followed by a round-table discussion on the theme of ‘Ampère's legacy’ and a book-signing session over a birthday cocktail.

This event is also the 5th FRAMA/SFP Conference. It closes the cycle of major FRAMA-SFP autumn conferences in 2024.

Detailed program

3.00 pm - official opening and presentation

3.30 pm - Lecture by Alain Aspect: "Ampère, a universal scholar".

5.00 pm - Round table: "Ampère's legacy". 
With Alain Aspect, Nobel Prize in Physics 2022, and: 

• Christine Blondel - British Society for History of Science
• Pierre Crepel - Académie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Lyon
• Jean Dalibard - Collège de France
• Patrick Flandrin - Académie des Sciences
• François Gerin - President of the SEE (Société de l'électrique, de l'électronique et des technologies de l'information et de la communication) 

6.30 pm - Anniversary cocktail and book signing session
With the participation of Alain Aspect, who will be signing his books.