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Sidney Perkowitz is that rare blend of scientist and artist—a whole-brain thinker. As the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Physics at Emory University, he pursued research on the properties of matter and has produced more than 100 scientific papers and books. He has been funded by most major governmental agencies and has served as a consultant to industry and to the US and foreign governments. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Thread: Physics Professor Sidney Perkowitz Interview

Sidney's interests have turned to presenting science to non-scientists via books and articles, the media, lectures, museum exhibits, and stage works. His popular science books Empire of Light, Universal Foam and Digital People have been translated into six languages and Braille. His latest books are Hollywood Science and Slow Light: Invisibility, Teleportation, and Other Mysteries of Light.

Sidney Perkowitz was born in Brooklyn, NY, and was educated at Polytechnic University, New York, and the University of Pennsylvania.

In this interview:

Slowing down the speed of time
Giant space lasers
Will real-life Robocops police the streets?
Teleportation and invisibility cloaks in Star Trek
Are we living inside a simulation?