Introductory physics

The firewall would immediately incinerate anything encountering its threshold, which paradoxically violates the no drama principle. To resolve the firewall paradox, one of three fundamental postulates of modern physics must be sacrificed: Einstein’s equivalence principle, which institutes the no drama principle; unitarity, which says that information cannot be lost; or locality, which says that an object can only be influenced directly. A resolution to this paradox…

It is not contested that William Harvey had an extraordinary mind; he was possibly one of the most highly recognized intellectuals of his time. From the time of his birth on April first, 1578 until his death in 1657, William Harvey labored indefatigably attempting to disprove the biological concepts of the time period. He was successful in his attempts as he did not solely disprove many of Galen’s theories, but also introduced many new concepts to the scientific community (Ribatti). William…

Pangea! It was the supercontinent that existed about 300 million years ago. According to Alfred Wegener’s theory, long before us humans existed all of the continents used to be one large landmass. Who is Alfred Wegener you might ask? Alfred Wegener was a German polar researcher, geophysicist, and meteorologist born in Berlin on November 1, 1880. I chose to research about Alfred Wegener’s life and his struggles because we are currently focusing on the continental drift theory in science class. He…

Albert Einstein designed his own laws of nature. He changed the way we use to see light, gravity, and time. Most scientists in our day in age agree with what Albert Einstein has declared, but some scientists seemed to not understand what he was saying. Albert Einstein gave scientists the ability to know that atoms and molecules exist through Brownian motion. Albert was one who experimented the photoelectric effect in which he established that light has both a wave and a particle. Light particles…

Although he is credited with many scientific discoveries, Cavendish formally published only a few of his experiments. Most of his scientific work remained unknown until after his death in 1810. Through his personal manuscripts, breakthroughs in physics and chemistry were accomplished which are now the basis for today’s scientific research and development. The Life of Henry Cavendish…

How Newton’s Second Law changed Physics. There are many equations and formulas that are important in physics because of what they imply or solve like E=mc^2, but Newton’s Second Law of motion has to be one of the most important. F=m(dv/dt)(Quote) F=ma Force = Mass x Acceleration (Newtons) With the use of this equation he proved that objects that are heavier fall at the same rate towards earth as objects that are lighter because the earth pulls them down with the same force. To put it in…

the impact that he had on the scientific community. I changed my topic more than once because of a lack of information regarding the topics, this was primarily seen when I thought I should make my research topic the impact that Newton had on the physics community. Little did I know this topic was too concise and at this point I was unable to find much information that would relate to historical events or touch upon the same concepts that I had chosen. Some of the things which I would do…

Plato once said, “Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world into another.” Obviously, astronomy has always been an interest to mankind. We look up into the night sky and feel an urge, something pulling us towards the stars. Many people have been influential in discoveries involving the stars and the planets beyond. From Galileo Galilei to Stephen Hawking, we have learned and discovered amazing things about the universe, and in recent discoveries we have wondered if…

Robert Hooke Robert Hooke was known for many things that have affected the world we live in, from the discovery of certain cell parts to laws that he has made. He was an important person to our history. Even though Robert Hooke was a philosopher, architect, experimenter, etc. He also had an interesting life before he became known to science. He discovered many different things, and has affected biology and how we see things in a different way. Robert Hooke was born in England on July 28…

Albert Einstein has made a historical impact on the world and in the fields of science and math. Even with a not so great childhood, he was able to persevere and accomplish many great things. In elementary school, his teacher had told him he was “too dumb” to be there. His mother told him he was “too smart” and decided to homeschool Albert. This is the beginning of his magnificent journey. From solving equations, to making a difference in schools, he has helped many people and will continue to…