Jack Steinberger, Nobel Winner in Physics, Dies at 99
Normally, an experiment at the Brookhaven accelerator — the world’s largest at the time — was completed in a few hours. The neutrino experiment consumed 800 hours over eight months, a measure of the importance attached to the project. A year after it was finished, the European Council for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, confirmed […]
Put Physics to the Test With a D.I.Y. Roller Coaster #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
While riding a roller coaster may not be an option these days, building your own from newspaper can be. Harness the first of Newton’s laws of motion — that objects keep moving in the same direction unless something gets in the way — to create an action-packed roller coaster game. The components are simple: Start […]
Why a Perfect Spiral Football Pass Doesn’t Break the Laws of Physics #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
They, too, were intrigued. “I played football in New York City a long time ago,” said Dr. Price; he attended Stuyvesant High School, which, like Caltech, is known for its high-achieving academics and not its athletics. “I aspired to be mediocre. Never quite got there.” Dr. Moss was a classmate and teammate of Dr. Gay’s […]