• In 1929, Edwin Hubble, an astronomer at Caltech found evidence that the universe was indeed expanding. (zmescience.com)
  • The idea of the big bang was first conceived in 1927 by Roman Catholic priest Georges Lemaître, who also was an astronomer and physicist. (gci.org)
  • The story begins with the discovery of the expansion of the universe in 1929 by American astronomer Edwin Hubble. (gresham.ac.uk)
  • Well, he was a mathematician, a physicist and an astronomer, an amateur astronomer, and so I was going to be a physicist. (aip.org)
  • Albert Einstein-creator of relativity, godfather of quantum physics, bender of space and time-had a little problem that dogged him all his career: lack of vision. (discovermagazine.com)
  • In quantum physics, too, Einstein set out the fundamental concepts but initially failed to recognize where they would lead. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Zapata focuses the realities of immigration and exile through the mythic remove of speculative fiction as well as the fantastic notions of quantum physics. (wuwm.com)
  • In the fields of Quantum Physics and Atomic Physics, understanding how atomic and subatomic particles interact with magnetic fields is essential. (icalculator.com)
  • Alfred Landé made significant contributions to Quantum Physics. (icalculator.com)
  • Only fifteen or so years earlier, in 1905 (sometimes called his "miracle year"), Albert Einstein published a series of papers that introduced his theory of relativity and made significant contributions to quantum physics. (gchristopherscruggs.com)
  • Whitehead's lasting importance flows from his ability to create a metaphysical system compatible with relativity theory and quantum physics. (gchristopherscruggs.com)
  • The picture of the universe that emerged with quantum physics was radically different. (gchristopherscruggs.com)
  • This is at the limit of extrapolation of our current theories of gravity and quantum physics. (gresham.ac.uk)
  • With ETSI's recent publication of the Quantum Safe Whitepaper, we are perfectly timed to set the agenda for the future of Quantum Safe Security through the use of quantum physics solutions as well as new families of cryptographic algorithms. (seqre.net)
  • In 1901, when the first Nobel Prizes were awarded, the classical areas of physics seemed to rest on a firm basis built by great 19th century physicists and chemists. (nobelprize.org)
  • Some observers in the late 19th century actually expressed the view that, what remained for physicists to do was only to fill in minor gaps in this seemingly well-established body of knowledge. (nobelprize.org)
  • One of the unexpected phenomena during the last few years of the 19th century, was the discovery of X-rays by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in 1895, which was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physics (1901). (nobelprize.org)
  • Tyndall published more than a dozen science books which brought state-of-the-art 19th century experimental physics to a wide audience. (stormfront.org)
  • So it came as a shock when, in 1922, an obscure Russian physicist and meteorologist named Alexander Friedmann showed that Einstein's masterpiece theory described a universe that should either collapse on itself or fly apart. (discovermagazine.com)
  • The was based on a set of equations proposed by a Russian physicist named Alexander Friedmann. (zmescience.com)
  • A recent (1986) book, THE GHOST IN THE ATOM, by Paul Davies, allows eight different physicists, each with a different model, to argue their cases. (50megs.com)
  • The Standard Model of particle physics is a mathematical description of the 12 fundamental particles (6 leptons and 6 quarks ) and 3 forces (electromagnetic, weak and strong). (edu.au)
  • Although Whitehead began his academic life at Cambridge (as a mathematician) and then taught in London (as a mathematical physicist and philosopher of education), it was in America at Harvard that he became known as a philosopher and wrote his most famous works. (gchristopherscruggs.com)
  • By this time, Whitehead, himself a mathematical physicist, had internalized the new physics of his day and gave a philosophical account of its meaning. (gchristopherscruggs.com)
  • When quantum computers that are capable of solving difficult mathematical problems like factoring large numbers become available in the next decade, data encrypted using existing public key encryption technologies will become vulnerable-so encrypted data that is copied and stored now will be easily unlocked by quantum computers in the future. (seqre.net)
  • Goldschmidt's determinations of the abundances of the elements, especially those with the "magic numbers" of neutrons, led to the systematic study of his results by physicists and chemists and ultimately to two Nobel Prizes far theories of the origin of the elements based on nuclear physics. (balzan.org)
  • He made significant contributions to theoretical physics, including achievements in quantum mechanics and nuclear physics such as the Born-Oppenheimer approximation for molecular wave functions , work on the theory of electrons and positrons , the Oppenheimer-Phillips process in nuclear fusion , and early work on quantum tunneling . (wikipedia.org)
  • During the 1930s, Condon was associate director of research at the Westinghouse Electric Company in Pittsburgh and he established programs researching on nuclear physics, solid-state physics, and mass spectroscopy. (scihi.org)
  • Condon earned his bachelor's degree after three years and after another two years, the physicist earned his doctorate. (scihi.org)
  • See Emilio Segre, Enrico Fermi: Physicist (1995), page 5. (nndb.com)
  • Born in New York City, Oppenheimer earned a bachelor of arts degree in chemistry from Harvard University in 1925 and a doctorate in physics from the University of Göttingen in Germany in 1927, where he studied under Max Born . (wikipedia.org)
  • The turn of the century became a period of observations of phenomena that were completely unknown up to then, and radically new ideas on the theoretical basis of physics were formulated. (nobelprize.org)
  • Unsurprisingly, it is a theoretical physicist. (scienceblogs.com)
  • Davies, a theoretical physicist at Arizona State University (ASU)-and therefore somewhat of an interloper in the field of cancer-claims he has a better idea. (scienceblogs.com)
  • He also betrays the bias of his background as a theoretical physicist. (scienceblogs.com)
  • April 22, 1904 - February 18, 1967) was an American theoretical physicist and director of the Manhattan Project 's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II . (wikipedia.org)
  • He was born in England and trained in physics at the University of Oxford and Durham University (where he earned a Ph.D. in 1926). (wikipedia.org)
  • William Stephenson (May 14, 1902 - June 14, 1989) was a psychologist and physicist best known for developing Q methodology. (wikipedia.org)
  • On March 2 , 1902 , American nuclear physicist Edward Uhler Condon was born. (scihi.org)
  • Harold Adelbert Zahl (August 24, 1904 - March 11, 1973) was an American physicist who had a 35-year career with the U.S. Army Signal Corps Laboratories, where he served as the director of research at Fort Monmouth and made major contributions to radar development. (hellenicaworld.com)
  • He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Physics from Presidency College in Chennai, India in 1904, and then went on to obtain his Master's degree in Physics from the same college in 1907. (naiurja.com)
  • [5] Whitehead recognized that the implications of developments in physics meant the end of the Newtonian worldview and its materialistic premises. (gchristopherscruggs.com)
  • Russian immigrant physicist George Gamow, based at George Washington University in Washington DC, believed that the Friedmann-Lemaitre expanding universe was the ideal environment for synthesizing the chemical elements. (gresham.ac.uk)
  • Harold Urey's equally seminal contribution was his classic paper "The thermodynamic properties of isotopic substances", also published in 1947, in which he calculated the equilibrium separation factors for isotopes of the light elements in chemical reactions and solid-liquid-vapor phase equilibria, based on quantum mechanics and spectroscopic data on isotopic molecules. (balzan.org)
  • He introduced the concept of the Landé g-factor and played a crucial role in developing the quantum theory of magnetic properties of atoms and molecules. (icalculator.com)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1930): Raman received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the Raman effect, which is the scattering of light by molecules. (naiurja.com)
  • It must be regarded as a historical coincidence, probably never foreseen by Alfred Nobel himself, that the Nobel Prize institution happened to be created just in time to enable the prizes to cover many of the outstanding contributions that opened new areas of physics in this period. (nobelprize.org)
  • Knight Bachelor (1929): Raman was knighted by the British government for his contributions to science. (naiurja.com)
  • Franklin Medal (1941): Raman was awarded the Franklin Medal by the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia for his contributions to physics. (naiurja.com)
  • These awards and honors are a testament to Raman's contributions to the field of physics and his legacy as one of India's greatest scientists. (naiurja.com)
  • Raman's contributions to the field of physics and his legacy as one of India's greatest scientists continue to inspire future generations of scientists and researchers. (naiurja.com)
  • The formula is named after the German physicist Alfred Landé who introduced it in the early 20th century. (icalculator.com)
  • To fix what appeared to be a flaw in general relativity, Einstein adjusted his equations, adding a factor he called the cosmological constant-a kind of antigravity force-so that the equations yielded an unchanging cosmos. (discovermagazine.com)
  • In particular, physicist Lawrence M. Krauss's 2012 book A Universe from Nothing insists that the big bang occurred within a complete emptiness, and thus there is no need for a "God. (gci.org)
  • But in 1929, Edwin Hubble's astronomical observations proved Lemaître correct about an expanding universe and Einstein and many other scientists came to accept the big bang theory. (gci.org)
  • Though the theory is now widely accepted, it is unable to explain the origin of the "bang" itself and the origin of the laws of physics necessitated by it. (gci.org)
  • This is due to the fact that the Big Bang theory alone is able to explain the origin of all known matter, the laws of physics, and the large scale structure of the Universe. (universetoday.com)
  • The Big Bang model describes a very hot and dense beginning to the universe in which many interesting particle physics phenomena occur. (edu.au)
  • Chester Floyd Carlson was an American physicist who invented xerography (22 Oct 1938), an electrostatic dry-copying process that found applications ranging from office copying to reproducing out-of-print books. (todayinsci.com)
  • He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1938, and used the occasion of the gala ceremony to bring his family out of increasingly fascist Italy. (nndb.com)
  • Nuclear physicist Enrico Fermi coined the term "neutrino", pioneered the creation of artificially radioactive isotopes through neutron bombardment, and developed the theory of beta decay, which forms the underpinning of the modern understanding of the weak interaction force. (nndb.com)
  • 11] The Japanese military stated that the mobile radar sets were a key factor in the American victory in the Pacific. (hellenicaworld.com)
  • This transcript may not be quoted, reproduced or redistributed in whole or in part by any means except with the written permission of the American Institute of Physics. (aip.org)
  • This transcript is based on a tape-recorded interview deposited at the Center for History of Physics of the American Institute of Physics. (aip.org)
  • 4] He graduated in physics and mathematics from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois, in 1927, and then attended the University of Iowa where he earned an M.A. degree in 1929 and a Ph.D. degree in 1931, both in solid-state physics. (hellenicaworld.com)
  • These rejections recall the words of Arthur Eddington, a brilliant British physicist and one of Einstein's most tireless champions: "Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Although chemistry and astronomy are clearly independent scientific disciplines, both use physics as a basis in the treatment of their respective problem areas, concepts and tools. (nobelprize.org)
  • To distinguish what is physics and chemistry in certain overlapping areas is often difficult. (nobelprize.org)
  • Therefore, a few awards for chemistry will also be mentioned in the text that follows, particularly when they are closely connected to the works of the Physics Laureates themselves. (nobelprize.org)
  • In the modem sense of being based securely on chemistry and physics, it began with the work of V.M. Goldschmidt in Norway, whose 1954 magnum opus "Geochemistry" was the first treatise to deal with the laws that determine the geochemical distribution of the elements. (balzan.org)
  • The Landé g-factor is used in many areas of science and technology, including chemistry, medicine, and materials science. (icalculator.com)
  • He initially attended the College of Chemistry at the University of California and later switched his major to physics. (scihi.org)
  • On the suggestion of his father, he quickly enrolled on the College of Rochester in New York State to check optics - the physics of sunshine. (technewsedition.com)
  • His interest in research methods in physics and complementarity led him to an increased interest in psychology. (wikipedia.org)
  • After research at other institutions, he joined the physics department at the University of California, Berkeley , where he became a full professor in 1936. (wikipedia.org)
  • Léon Theremin is the westernized name of Lev Sergeevich Termen, a Russian physicist who is credited with understanding the musical capabilities of the Russian research in 1920. (bcbooklook.com)
  • As a research physicist for the Signal Corps, Zahl worked on numerous projects involving acoustics, infrared, electron tubes, and radar. (hellenicaworld.com)
  • Boston : Boston Society for Psychic Research, 1929. (theosofie.nl)
  • After retiring from the Indian Institute of Science in 1948, Raman founded the Raman Research Institute in Bangalore, which is dedicated to research in physics and astronomy. (naiurja.com)
  • He studied at Pisa, Göttingen, and Leiden, and taught physics at the universities of Florence and Rome. (factmonster.com)
  • [5] [6] Robert had a younger brother, Frank , who also became a physicist. (wikipedia.org)
  • Understanding the Landé g-factor is fundamental to our knowledge of how quantum states interact with magnetic fields. (icalculator.com)
  • This tutorial will explore the Landé g-factor and its related calculations and formulas based on Total Quantum Numbers, Spin Quantum Numbers, and Orbital Quantum Numbers. (icalculator.com)
  • Johannes Georg Bednorz is a German physicist who shared the 1987 Nobel Prize for Physics (with Karl Alex Müller ) for their joint discovery of superconductivity in a new class of materials at temperatures higher than had previously been thought attainable. (todayinsci.com)
  • Having successfully developed eavesdropping technology, Léon Theremin became a Professor of Physics at Moscow State University in the 1970s. (bcbooklook.com)
  • He was associate professor of physics at Princeton University and at the University of Minnesota. (scihi.org)
  • After obtaining his Ph.D. from the University of Calcutta in 1917, Raman joined the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science as a professor of physics. (naiurja.com)
  • From 1853 to 1887 he was professor of physics at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in London, where he gave hundreds of public lectures to non-specialist audiences. (stormfront.org)
  • These two fields originated in the laboratories of Alfred O.C. Nier, a physicist at the University of Minnesota, and Harold C. Urey, a physical chemist of the University of Chicago, in the years immediately after the second World War. (balzan.org)
  • Λ is for the lambda Einstein added to make the universe static - but, ironically, the number represents a factor that accounts for the universal expansion, which astronomers now think could be linked to dark energy . (zmescience.com)
  • During the universe's first 10 -35 of a second, a period of extremely rapid, exponential inflation occurred, expanding the universe by a factor of at least 10 26 . (gci.org)
  • Given that the laws of physics as we know them could not have existed at this time, it is difficult to fathom how the Universe could have been governed. (universetoday.com)
  • To help determine what happened at the beginning of the universe, cosmologists need the help of particle physicists. (edu.au)
  • Among those who defended Edward Condon were Albert Einstein, Harold Urey and the entire physics department of Harvard. (scihi.org)
  • And in his final, grandest search for a theory that unified all of physics, he simply never moved far enough beyond the math and science he had learned during his student years. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Saul, an avid science-fiction reader, and his old friend Javier embark on an investigation into the manuscript - and its connection to Lost City , Adana's first novel, published by a small press in 1929 but ignored over the decades despite being a literary sensation when it first appeared. (wuwm.com)
  • This was a revolutionary insight at the time, and it led in the end, through parallel work in other areas of physics, to the creation of the first useful picture of the structure of atoms. (nobelprize.org)
  • CV Raman, an Indian physicist, was one of the most decorated scientists of his time. (naiurja.com)
  • He continued the scientific study of crime begun by Cesare Lombroso, emphasizing social and economic factors. (factmonster.com)
  • This effectively ended his access to the government's atomic secrets and thus his career as a nuclear physicist. (wikipedia.org)
  • C V Raman had an illustrious career as a physicist and researcher. (naiurja.com)
  • In that same year, J. Robert Oppenheimer-the physicist who would soon direct the Manhattan Project-and one of his students showed that highly massive stars could implode under their own gravity, getting denser and more extreme until their gravity trapped even light. (discovermagazine.com)
  • The ratio of light element abundances probes the physics of the first second, and the abundances of helium, deuterium and lithium are now measured to high accuracy. (gresham.ac.uk)
  • Everything from the legendary pulp magazine Weird Tales to the mind-bending novels of Philip K. Dick factor into Lost Book , and Zapata masterfully crafts a gripping, lyrical narrative full of eerie parallels and profound connections. (wuwm.com)
  • In cooperation with Philip M. Morse , he wrote Quantum Mechanics , the first English-language text on the subject in 1929. (scihi.org)
  • It could be confirmation bias on my part again, but it sure does seem that physicists seem particularly prone to entering a new field, coming up with a new "insight" in it, and then wondering why all the scientists there hadn't thought of the insight he's had and indeed reject it. (scienceblogs.com)
  • The quantum physicist Erwin Schrödinger saw the secret of life in an aperiodic crystal, and this is the basis for Deacon's third level. (informationphilosopher.com)
  • Jay Final, a physicist who helped create the silicon chips that energy the world's computer systems, and who was among the many eight entrepreneurs whose firm laid the technical, monetary and cultural basis for Silicon Valley, died on Nov. 11 in Los Angeles. (technewsedition.com)