Who invented classical physics? Who first created modern science? Who invented quantum mechanics? What is applied physical chemistry? Who made the scientific method? Who discovered quantum physics? Who discovered the electron? Who was the first person to invent electricity?
As most school and university students in the United States struggle with after-school assignments, not many really wonder about who invented homework. Even though it may seem that it has always existed, modern homework, as it’s known today, is a relatively recent invention. Helping students t...
aThe Nobel Prizes are prizes awarded annually to people (and, in the case of the Peace Prize, sometimes to organizations) who have completed outstanding research, invented ground-breaking techniques or equipment, or made an outstanding contribution to society in physics, chemistry, literature, peace...
Is this just fantasy?”asksThe Booksellerabout the UK market.Since the start of the year sff sales are up nearly a third, with fantasy titles driving the train. “Bookshops across the country may soon need to rebalance their space as readers continue to seek to escape from reality.” ...
Together with his graduate student, he invented the pair spectrometer. During World War II, McDaniel used his electronics expertise to help develop cyclotrons used to separate Uranium isotopes. McDaniel is also noted as having performed the final check on the first atomic bomb prior to its ...
So, now that I’m finally coming back and updating this blog (mostly because I found a way to connect my personally hosted blog to wordpress.com’s infrastructure), why have I picked such an unfocused tagline with “The random thoughts of a guy who goes by Pi”? Simply put, it’s be...
W: I invented some of the names in the Harry books, but I also collect strange names. I've gotten them from medieval saints, maps, dictionaries, plants, war memorials, and people I've met! What do we learn from the conversation about Ms. Rowling's first book? A.It was about an an...
the gender-based insults will start flying. The take-charge guy will be labelled a clueless dick and the take-charge gal will be labelled a bossy c-word. But in both cases what is being questioned is competence and intention, not gender. That’s just my personal observation and I don’...
Lee Jun Ki and Lee Yubi had no chemistry to me. It was either their big age difference, or her prepubescent baby face, or the fact that Yang Sun was mind-numbingly naive, but I could never get into their romance. In contrast, she had good chemistry with Shim Chang Min when, ironica...
We were confident that the day’s ride would be hastened by a tailwind: the asbestos that had come loose from the shack in the night scuttled right in the wind; right is always east if you’re standing up; and we were cycling due east. ...