Making physics popular
Writing about physics for the public involves more than just translating complex scientific ideas into simple language, says Robert P Crease
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Journeys to greatness
To practising physicists, the great equations of physics might seem obvious, logical and trivial. But to their discoverers, Robert P Crease argues, that was far from true
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Nature’s statute book
John Taylor looks at the top laws in science
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Feynman 50 years ago
You can’t beat a good anecdote about Richard Feynman...
Einstein letter fetches record amount at auction
‘Private buyer with a passion for theoretical physics’ bids £170,000
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The Bohr paradox
Robert P Crease explains why Niels Bohr's towering role in the history of physics can be difficult to appreciate
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James Clerk Maxwell: a force for physics
Celebrating Maxwell Year: Francis Everitt examines the immense contributions of the greatest mathematical physicist since Newton
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A life of genius and tragedy
The enduring fascination of J Robert Oppenheimer
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Explorer of stars and souls: Arthur Stanley Eddington
Matthew Stanley looks back at the life of the astronomer Arthur Eddington, whose solar-eclipse measurements 100 years ago confirmed Einstein's general theory of relativity
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William Rowan Hamilton: mathematical genius
Famous Irish scientist was born 200 years ago
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