Introductory physics

However difficult life may be, there is always something you can do and succeed at,” said Stephen Hawking. Stephen is one of the most brilliant scientists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Hawking is most known for his work in black holes, and cosmology. He also done many other things as well, he has written many books, and has taught as a professor at several universities. Stephen Hawking was born on January, 8, 1942 in Oxford, England. His parents were both well educated, and knowledgeable…

The universe as we know it is constantly changing, adapting, and molding itself right before our eyes. With such little knowledge about the universe and how it works, scientists for almost a millennium have been working to provide answers to some of the mysteries of the universe. How did human beings come into existence? Is there other life in our galaxy? These are just two examples of questions researchers’ debate often but unfortunately to this day in the 21st century are still not able to…

Identity Crisis As a scientist, I am aware that life is full of an endless list of unknowns: Are we alone in the universe? How did life begin? How does gravity work? These are the BIG unknowns. Then there are the little unknowns: Does she like me? What should I have for dinner? Does this shirt look good? Is there food in between my teeth? What should I blog about? We as people don’t like to think too much about the big unknowns. They are too complex and the fact that we may never have answers…

Francisco Santos ACS 5 Janna Corn 18 September 2014 Light Since the first days of the humankind on Earth that was something present and helped them develop their skills to survive. Light, even with a lot of studies about it, continues to be an ambiguous topic to explain. Therefore, most people know that it has uses and a lot of concepts about its functioning or essentially its definition. Many scientists around the world developed concepts to explain what light is. This happened because each…

The subject of quantum physics appeared far-fetched to physicists of the late 18th and early 19th century. Now, scientists hold a better understanding of atoms and their properties because of this branch of physics. Many scientists helped create the utterly confusing and frightening field, but three in particular made improvements to it that directed modern scientists to where they stand today. People do not grant enough credit to Max Planck, Albert Einstein, and Louis-Victor Broglie, the…

Derek de Solla Price argues the need for a new disciplinary field that bridges the sciences and humanities in his book Science Since Babylon (1978), He makes his case with a series of essays that unpack a critical point regarding the history of science and its development to what we see today. Through his research, he has been able to make important discoveries and suggestions that lead to his argument addressing a call for an institutionalization for what he terms the “humanities of…

Zealand. He was a pioneer of nuclear physics and the first to split an atom. He was awarded a Nobel Prize in chemistry for his theory of the atomic structure. He discovered alpha and beta rays, that the atom could be split, and contributed to the Atomic Theory. He used the gold foil to see how to alpha and beta rays would bounce off off different atoms. Ernest was responsible for a remarkable series of discoveries in the fields of radioactivity and nuclear physics. Alpha and Beta rays set forth…

. Galileo is one of the greatest scientists the world has ever seen. He made major contributions to the fields of physics, astronomy, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy. He overcame many struggles and changed the way people look at the heavens. Galileo was one of the first to use the scientific method and many historians credit him for being the “founder of modern experimental science”. Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564 in Pisa, Italy. He was the eldest of seven children born to…

Ever since I was young, I have been exposed to graduate school labs. My father dedicated his life, passion, and determination to his emotional engineering research and students. I grew up watching my father formulate innovative hypotheses and implement them in real-life engineering systems; from these observations, I have grown my own passion and determination to achieve something similar in my future. I pursued my education in engineering in college, and although my grades in my initial years…

In the story of Sir Isaac Newton that was aimed at children it made it seem like Sir Isaac Newton had started to think of the forces of gravity and laws of motion when he was a young boy. They showed him experimenting as a young boy and looking for a real world answer right away and never thought of a supernatural answer. However, in the Just The Facts video they claim that Sir Isaac Newton first believed this force to a supernatural power. Sir Isaac Newton believed gravity and motion came from…