William Gilbert: forgotten genius
Why is the father of magnetism not better known?
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History revisited
Why is history so popular?
The Cavendish Laboratory and structural biology
Why was the biggest discovery in 20th century biology made in a physics lab?
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Go, go, go – seminal moments in science
Which chemist, who inspired the fashion for breathing in the newly discovered nitrous oxide (laughing gas), almost killed himself while testing the effects of carbon monoxide? The answer can be found ...
The legend of the leaning tower
What did Galileo really do in Pisa?
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Kepler and Tycho Brahe: the odd couple
The story of two, very different, astronomers
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William Thomson: king of Victorian physics
The life and times of Lord Kelvin
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The Einstein File: J Edgar Hoover’s Secret War Against the World’s Most Famous Scientist
Why did the US spy on Einstein?
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The double-slit experiment
Who performed the most beautiful experiment in physics?
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Was Aristotle the first physicist?
Many think that the Greek philosopher impeded science - but Michael Rowan-Robinson disagrees
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