Sohrab Rahvar

Unknowns behind the closed doors

Copernicus showed a great unknown to us. That earth is not the center of the universe. A big step for the human. He opened the door and showed us something unknown. In this talk, Dr. Sohrab Rahvar tells us how reading Alice in Wonderland in his childhood motivated him to discover the world and beyond. He asks — and answers, how the effects of the discovery of extraterrestrial life in our life?

 

Sohrab Rahvar

Unknowns behind the closed doors

Copernicus showed a great unknown to us. That earth is not the center of the universe. A big step for the human. He opened the door and showed us something unknown. In this talk, Dr. Sohrab Rahvar tells us how reading Alice in Wonderland in his childhood motivated him to discover the world and beyond. He asks — and answers, how the effects of the discovery of extraterrestrial life in our life?

 

Sohrab Rahvar

Sohrab Rahvar
Sohrab Rahvar is a Prof of physics and astrophysics at Sharif University of Technology since past 20 years. His interests are both in theoretical basis of physics as well as investigating the cosmology and extra-solar planets beyond the solar system. He introduced and predicted some physical effects that later discovered by the other astronomers. He is also working in an international collaboration for discovering exoplanets and until now could discover more than 40 planets. Their final aim is detection of signatures of life outside the solar system.