A science is any discipline in which the fool of this generation can go beyond the point reached by the genius of the last generation
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Category Archives: Physics Stories
The Universe Speaks in Numbers
I have reviewed Graham Farmelo’s new book for Nature. You can find the full review here. Mathematics, physics and the relationship between the two is a fascinating topic which sparks much discussion. The review only came out this morning and … Continue reading →
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Tagged Albert Einstein, Graham Farmelo, James Clerk Maxwell, Nature, Paul Dirac, Peter Woit, reviews
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James Stirling
Today I got the terrible news of the untimely death of Professor James Stirling. A distinguished particle physicist and until August the Provost of Imperial College London, he will be remembered with fondness and admiration by many. Even astronomers – … Continue reading →
Posted in History, Particle Physics, Physics, Physics Stories, Science
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Tagged HERA, James Stirling, LHC
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Ten years after the “Big Bang”
Ten years ago it was Wednesday, and at 10:28 in the morning Geneva time the first protons had just made the 27 km journey through the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. The media referred to it as “Big Bang Day”, and … Continue reading →
Richard Feynman’s Centenary
Interview with Adam Rutherford on BBC Inside Science.
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Tagged audio, BBC, Inside Science, Richard Feynman
