This post features biographies and notable quotes from oral history interviews with planetary geophysicist Lynnae Quick, ...

In the 1960s, a group of physicists and historians began a massive project meant to catalogue and record the history of quantum physics. It was called Sources for History of Quantum Physics (SHQP). As ...

Ever since Isaac Newton and the falling apple, surprises have often pushed physics forward. Many truths about the universe we live in and the particles that make up ourselves and the world around us, ...

The American Physical Society awarded former UC Santa Cruz physicist Michael Riordan on October 15 with its Abraham Pais Prize for History of Physics, citing his “important contributions to the ...

Stephen Hawking is one of the most recognisable figures in modern science. His book 'A Brief History of Time' explained ...

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I. Introduction: aims and organizations of the seminar. -- II. Papers and discussions at the seminar. The use and abuse of historical teaching in physics / by Martin J. Klein -- Discussion of Martin ...

Have you ever doubted your knowledge or expertise? Noticed, if you’re a woman, that you receive less recognition than your male colleagues do, that your ideas were unheard in a discussion until they ...

Best Stephen Hawking Books To Read In 2026: Decoding the Mind of a Genius Discover the best Stephen Hawking books to explore the cosmos. From 'A Brief History of Time' to his final insights, decode ...

A short piece by Aviva Rothman, assistant professor in the Department of History, appeared in an issue of Physics Today. Titled “Johannes Kepler’s pursuit of harmony,” the piece is adapted from ...

For more than two decades, amateur photographer Dale Carter has documented the physicists who come to the Black Hills for their research. Photography is sometimes thought of as one part skill and one ...

Many have wondered why the Chinese-American physicist Chien-Shiung Wu never won a share of the 1957 Nobel Prize for Physics for her experimental verification of parity violation. Mats Larsson and ...