Physicists & Co.

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Physikanten & Co. are a team of scientists and artists who develop science shows for stage and television. In their shows, the physicists combine spectacular experiments with understandable explanations and elements of a comedy show. They also offer presentations on scientific topics, workshops and training for teachers. Since it was founded in 2000, the Physikanten have reached more than a million viewers - in Germany, but also across Europe as well as in Japan , South Africa , Abu Dhabi and Jordan . Physikanten founder Marcus Weber regularly presents spectacular experiments in the ARD Saturday evening show " Who knows something XXL " with Elton and Bernhard Hoëcker .

history

The physicists were founded in 2000 by the physicists Jörg Gutschank and Marcus Weber (née Hienz). In addition to their studies, both performed as jugglers and small artists. At the end of their studies, they applied for funding from the Science on Stage organization with the aim of making physics fit for the stage and thus getting more people interested in the natural sciences. With the funding, the first stage show on the subject of mechanics was created . Appearances at trade fairs, for companies, schools and universities followed. Further shows on various topics were created. Over the years, the physicists have been awarded various prizes.

After Jörg Gutschank left, Marcus Weber continued to run the company on his own, which he still manages today. The team includes permanent employees in the office, workshop and warehouse in Witten ( North Rhine-Westphalia ) as well as a group of actors with an acting and scientific background. The physicists now record around 200 performance days a year.

In addition, the physicists deliver experiments for various television programs, including Ask the Mouse ( Das Erste ), Galileo ( ProSieben ), Luke! The school and me ( Sat.1 ), the best class in Germany ( KiKA ) and the ZDF television garden . In the Saturday evening show Who knows because sowas XXL (Das Erste), Marcus Weber presents spectacular experiments.

Awards

  • 2000: Winner of the German selection process for the international didactics congress “Physics on Stage” in Geneva
  • 2002: Winner in the StartART competition for company founders from the arts and cultural industries, awarded by the State Ministry for Economics and Labor in North Rhine-Westphalia, winning the PFAU Prize for business start-ups at universities
  • 2004: University prize for special merits in imparting knowledge, awarded by the University of Duisburg-Essen
  • 2005: “Most successful science show”, audience award, awarded by the Technopolis Science Center in Mechelen, Belgium
  • 2006: Winner of the "Best Demo Competition", competition organized by the British Interactive Group (BIG), the science communication association
  • 2010: 2nd place in the "Best Demo Competition", competition organized by the British Interactive Group (BIG) science communication association
  • 2012: Medal for scientific journalism , awarded by the German Physical Society
  • 2016: Winner of the "Best Demo Competition", competition organized by the British Interactive Group (BIG), the science communication association
  • 2018: Winner of the "Best Demo Competition", competition organized by the British Interactive Group (BIG), the science communication association

program

The physicists' program includes several hundred experiments on various topics in the natural sciences . Topics included:

  • Ha! Two! Ooh! - Water issue
  • The interactive Christmas show
  • Seas and oceans
  • Physicist's trip to the moon - subject of astronomy and moon landing
  • Soccer and physics - world champions through science
  • Hot! The climate show
  • Natural gas and more
  • 500,000 volts - the electric show
  • Physics XXL - Unmatched experiments with Marcus Weber
  • Light on! The light show
  • The Physikanten Motor Show
  • Physics and music
  • Table tinkering - table magic physically
  • The Science Dinner - dinner show with an extensive stage program, multi-course menu and audience quiz
  • Van de Graaff generator
  • Knowledge shows for primary schools
  • Specials - shows specially developed for individual clients

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Appearances

The physicists show their program

Publications

  • Marcus Weber, Judith Weber: Physics is when it pops - how to make dry ice yourself and make a person float with cheese - experimental fun from real life with the physicists , with a foreword by Elton. 1st edition, Heyne, 2019, ISBN 978-3-453-60499-5

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Spiegel ONLINE: Physics with a fun factor - The top of wisdom. March 15, 2002, accessed September 12, 2019 .
  2. ↑ TU Dortmund: 50 years - 50 heads: Three questions for Marcus Weber, TU graduate and founder of “Physikanten & Co.” . Accessed on September 12, 2019 .
  3. ^ Archdiocese of Cologne: Big Jubilee Show - The "Physikanten" guest at Marienberg high school. Retrieved September 12, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Göttinger Tageblatt: The "Physikanten" guest at the University of Göttingen. April 15, 2013, accessed September 12, 2019 .
  5. ↑ State capital Magdeburg: We proudly present: The big show of the "Physikanten". May 25, 2019, accessed September 12, 2019 .
  6. ^ University of Heidelberg: Physics: Christmas Colloquium. December 15, 2006, accessed September 12, 2019 .
  7. ↑ WAZ: Physicists from Witten are now really heating up the vaudeville. November 16, 2017, accessed September 12, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Deutsches Museum Bonn: EuroScienceFun shows at the Deutsches Museum Bonn, European Science Shows imagine. April 1, 2017, accessed September 12, 2019 .
  9. ↑ ZEIT: Jugglers of Knowledge - The physicists from Dortmund turn physics into a variety show on stage. April 29, 2004, accessed September 12, 2019 .
  10. ↑ WDR 5: Physics for everyone! August 28, 2019, accessed September 12, 2019 .