Exploring From Quarks To Quasars
I once wrote an article on the pioneering work of Cecilia Payne, the woman who wrote the most brilliant P.hD. thesis in astronomy. It really made me think, how women were treated in science. Today …
The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Discovered The First ‘Dead Star’ in the Universe. Read More »
Katalin Kariko spent years and years focusing on the messenger RNA. Her applications for grants were rejected numerous times, but she eventually became recognized in 2020. Kariko’s work turned out to be perfect for the …
Meet The Mother of Covid-19 Vaccines Whose Brilliant Idea Was Rejected Multiple Times. Read More »
Usually and more commonly known as the husband of Marie Curie and the co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903, Pierre Curie, born on this day 162 years ago, was also, aside from …
Remembering Pierre Curie, An Extraordinary Scientist, and a Supportive Husband. Read More »
We know Richard Feynman for his beautiful definition of antimatter, his simple yet elegant Feynman diagrams depicting the interaction of subatomic particles, his amazing lecture series, and many other interesting scientific things. Undoubtedly, Feynman was …
Birthday Special: 8 Things About Feynman That Will Make You Adore Him Even More Read More »
I read a fair amount of biographical works about Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin lately, and I made myself familiar with her scientific work too. Of course, I encountered plenty of her ideas during my scientific quest, but …
The Woman Who Wrote The ‘Most Brilliant Ph.D. Thesis In Astronomy’ Read More »
About 500 years ago, we barely knew anything about the universe. Let alone the vast universe; we didn’t even know there are planets beyond Saturn. We had no description of any of the four fundamental …
Known as the Prince of Mathematicians, Carl Gauss has had an exceptional influence in many fields of mathematics and science. His remarkable contributions to number theory, geometry, probability theory, geodesy, planetary astronomy, the theory of functions, and potential theory, including the …
Remembering the ‘Prince of Mathematicians’ Who Had An Exceptional Influence on Science. Read More »
On April 23, 1858, a child was born into an intellectual family of lawyers and theologians in Northern Germany. But who knew that one day, this child would change the entire world’s way of looking …
15 Most Beautiful Quotes by Max Planck, The Father of Quantum Physics. Read More »
For a long time, we have been using Noether’s theorem to have useful insights into numerous theories in physics. It has played a fundamental role in emphasizing the beautiful relationship between the symmetries in nature …
You most probably heard about Isaac Newton. It is a household name, the scientist being probably even more famous than Albert Einstein. One thing I know for sure, more than half of the physics I …