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ATOM: An Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth...and Beyond
It is difficult today to fully appreciate how recent is the notion that atoms are real physical entities, and not mere mathematical or philosophical constructs.
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Ben Van Dusen
What does one of the largest three-dimensional models of the solar system, Quantum Chaos in Nanoelectronics, the iPad, teaching and disc golf have in common? Besides varying from large to very small; from complicated computer technology to simple physics; from inside to outside and to far outside our Earth, these varied interests have found a friend in Ben Van Dusen.
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Jeff Bezos: Billionaire, Philanthropist, (Former) Aspiring Physicist
Today, Forbes' unveiled its annual ranking of the richest people in the world. All of the usual contenders made an appearance, and telecom billionaire Carlos Slim took the top spot yet again.While computer scientists dominate many of the upper ranks, one...
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How to Teach Physics to Your Dog
See how Emmy the dog formulates the existence of cheesy bunnies in the backyard. She will teach you how to predict the existence of your wildest fantasies and bring them to the yard.
Warning: you might also learn some quantum physics too.
Chaos is the study of systems that do not behave in a traditionally predictable way. This branch of physics studies things like pattern formation, granular materials and the turbulent flow of fluids. It produces some of physics’ most beautiful images.
