--- title: "Talk At The Centre For The History And Philosophy Of Phys…" description: "Jonty Hurwitz discusses his nano sculpture at Oxford, where art, nanotechnology, and quantum physics reveal humanity's smallest form." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#org", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "legalName": "Mathematics of Self Ltd.", "alternateName": "Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "logo": "https://sentient.art/sentient-art-logo-dark.png", "founder": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Yifat Davidoff" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#website", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "name": "Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "description": "Sculpture editions and unique artworks by Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff — where art meets science.", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sentient.art/#org" } } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#org", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "legalName": "Mathematics of Self Ltd.", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "logo": "https://wdrxdfvnnrdahkzifhxs.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-assets/site-settings/logo/1779723800851-m6hr4e-Original-Sentient-Logo-Black.png", "founder": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Yifat Davidoff" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#website", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "name": "Official Site: Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "description": "Art born from science. 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Millennia ago, the Greek philosophers posited the…", "image": "https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652682c0fcc9b7321d2b0dd3/1703265929765-ZHZ3AACJR3HPUWCUWCRL/image-asset.png", "datePublished": "2019-02-10T12:00:00+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-05-18T10:22:21.953434+00:00", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://sentient.art/blog/talk-at-the-centre-for-the-history-and-philosophy-of-physics", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff" }, "editor": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "legalName": "Mathematics of Self Ltd." } } ] --- [ The Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff ](/) [ The Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff ](/) [](/ "Home") ![sentient.art](/sentient-art-icon.png)![sentient.art](/sentient-art-logo.png)![sentient.art](/sentient-art-logo-dark.png) [Journal](/blog) Journal/ February 10, 2019 # Talk At The Centre For The History And Philosophy Of Physics Talks Throughout the ages physics has sought to explain the nature of matter both on Earth and in the heavens. Millennia ago, the Greek philosophers posited the existence of atoms, thereby launching a journ ![Talk At The Centre For The History And Philosophy Of Physics](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652682c0fcc9b7321d2b0dd3/1703265929765-ZHZ3AACJR3HPUWCUWCRL/image-asset.png) [Nano Sculpture](https://sentient.art/news-collections/category/Nano+Sculpture) ### Saturday 23rd February 2019 10.30 am – 5.00 pm St Cross College, University of Oxford – Martin Wood Lecture Theatre, Department of Physics Throughout the ages physics has sought to explain the nature of matter both on Earth and in the heavens. Millennia ago, the Greek philosophers posited the existence of atoms, thereby launching a journey through the centuries, which in due course confirmed their existence and have made them tools of our everyday life. More recently, modern thought combined the theories of relativity and quantum mechanics leading to an understanding of matter now encoded in the Standard Model. This progress has led to startling new applications in fields such as nanotechnology and genomics. This conference will trace the progress of thought from the speculations of the ancients to the reality of the modern day. Registration to attend this conference is **free**, but must be confirmed using the [Conference booking form](https://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/history-small-one-day-conference) by midday on Friday 15th February 2019. There will be a conference dinner at St Cross in the evening following the end of the conference with an after-dinner talk by **Jonty Hurwitz** (nano sculptor and engineer) on his construction of the smallest human form ever created using nanotechnology. ## Gallery 2 images ![1703265929765-ZHZ3AACJR3HPUWCUWCRL.png](https://wdrxdfvnnrdahkzifhxs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/blog-assets/imported/talk-at-the-centre-for-the-history-and-philosophy-of-physics/sq-1703265929765-ZHZ3AACJR3HPUWCUWCRL-image-asset.png?width=1200&quality=80&resize=contain) ![1703265931236-9WKDPQ86QQVBU0CHN06O.jpg](https://wdrxdfvnnrdahkzifhxs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/blog-assets/imported/talk-at-the-centre-for-the-history-and-philosophy-of-physics/sq-1703265931236-9WKDPQ86QQVBU0CHN06O-image-asset.jpg?width=1200&quality=80&resize=contain) [Previous ![On Show At The Canwood Gallery](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652682c0fcc9b7321d2b0dd3/1703265925706-09WD2XUX2TF9H8ZC0ZOS/image-asset.jpeg) ### On Show At The Canwood Gallery ](/blog/trust-on-show-at-the-canwood-gallery)[Next ![Jonty Hurwitz unveils sculpture for Olympus in Zingst, Germany](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652682c0fcc9b7321d2b0dd3/1703265940930-1G3QI9SYH05CKM4E7ZHZ/P5250207.jpg) ### Jonty Hurwitz unveils sculpture for Olympus in Zingst, Germany ](/blog/jonty-hurwitz-unveils-sculpture-for-olympus-in-zingst-germany) [](https://www.facebook.com/ontyhurwitzart)[](https://www.instagram.com/jontyhurwitzart/)[](https://wa.me/447469152288)