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Though beyond this author's meager comprehension, another of Rueckner's popular demonstration--this one for quantum physics classes--illustrates how light interference patterns occur, even when "particles" of light are sent though double slits, one by one. It might not mean much to most, but to physics fiends, its a blast...
...frustrating for those who are the brains behind the concoctions to watch the professors steal all their glory? David J. Tavilla, one of the physicists on Rueckner's team, says no, not at all. His reason is a simple one: stagefright...
Being behind the scenes is also rewarding because he gets to work with Rueckner, Tavilla says...
While many scientific demonstrations can be bought pre-packaged, because most of the packages are designed for classrooms of 20 to 30 people, compared to the close to 500 that the Science Center lecture halls hold, Rueckner and his staff build 95 percent of the experiments themselves...
...like to make them BIG," says Rueckner, adding, "A degree of showmanship makes [the demonstrations] memorable...