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The
Nobel Prize in Physics
1901-2000
by Erik B. Karlsson
A
review of the Prize in Physics in the last 100 years. |
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Lippmann's
and Gabor's Revolutionary Approach to Imaging
by Klaus
Biedermann
Lippmann and Gabor chose a revolutionary approach to
fundamental physics instead of following an evolutionary progress in
engineering. |
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On
Being a Scientist: A Personal View
by John C. Polanyi
What
is the responsibility of scientists to society? 1986 Chemistry
Laureate John C. Polanyi shares his views.
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High
Energy Neutrinos from the
Cosmos
by Per Olof Hulth
The visible light emitted by myriads
of
stars and other phenomena tell a
fascinating story about
the universe. |
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The
Role of Science and
Technology in Future Design
by Jerome
Karle
1985 Chemistry Laureate Jerome Karle discusses the
interaction of science and society.
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Solving
the Mystery of the Missing
Neutrinos
by John N. Bahcall
In the years 2001 to 2003, scientists
solved a mystery they
had been
struggling for four decades. |
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Marie
and Pierre Curie and the
Discovery
of Polonium and Radium
by Nanny Fröman
On December 26,
1896, Marie and
Pierre Curie came upon a very
active
substance they later called radium. |
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The
Dual Nature of Light
by Gösta Ekspong
Is light a wave
motion? Or is it a stream of particles? |
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Physics
in Denmark: The First Four Hundred
Years
by Abraham Pais
Two men have done more than anyone
else to raise physics in Denmark: Hans
Christian Ørsted and
Niels Bohr.
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Accelerators
and Nobel Laureates
By Sven Kullander
An extensive article
on particle accelerators and the scientists who have contributed to
their development. |
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How
the Sun Shines
by John N. Bahcall
How does the sun produce
vast amounts of energy necessary to support life on earth? |
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Forces
by
Lars Brink
When an astronaut in a rocket accelerates to get away
from earth, he feels a gravity force that is several times that on
earth. |
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History
of Caltech
by Judith Goodstein
From a modest little
college to one of the world's foremost training centers in physics,
chemistry and engineering. |
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A
History of the Kaiser Wilhelm
Institute
for Medical Research
by David States
KWImF was one of the
most dynamic
scientific research laboratories in
Germany
during the 1930s. |
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Technology
and Entrepreneurship
in
Silicon Valley
by Christophe Lécuyer
After the discovery
of the transistor,
Shockley moved to Palo Alto and started a
company which in turn gave rise to many other companies. |
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The
Accidental Entrepreneur
by Gordon Moore
Here, Gordon Moore
discusses his early career, working for Nobel Laureate William
Shockley and entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley. |
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