MinuteLabs.io. MinuteLabs.io. Thanks, Mom! Finding the Quantum of Ubiquitous Resistance « NOVA's Physics Blog: The Nature of Reality. CERN’s July 4 declaration of victory in the quest to find the Higgs particle (or something very much like it) is a many-splendored triumph.
It confirms, as it completes, the Standard Model of fundamental physics. It hints at the splendid new prospect of supersymmetry while debunking rival speculations. Most fundamentally, it reaffirms our scientific faith that nature works according to precise yet humanly comprehensible laws—and, importantly, rewards our moral commitment to testing that faith rigorously. Inside the tunnel of the Large Hadron Collider, particles speed through a 27-kilometer ring of superconducting magnets. Credit: David Parker/Photo Researchers, Inc. A few months ago, when the evidence was suggestive but not yet conclusive, I discussed here the nature of the Higgs particle, and what its discovery would mean for the enterprise of physics. Our Standard Model comes equipped with a Standard Reconciliation: Space is never empty! But wishing doesn’t make it so. Producing it. Sixty Symbols - Physics and Astronomy videos.
Einstein for Everyone. Einstein for Everyone Nullarbor Press 2007revisions 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Copyright 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 John D.
Norton Published by Nullarbor Press, 500 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260 with offices in Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15222 All Rights Reserved John D. An advanced sequel is planned in this series:Einstein for Almost Everyone 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 ePrinted in the United States of America no trees were harmed web*bookTM This book is a continuing work in progress. January 1, 2015. Preface For over a decade I have taught an introductory, undergraduate class, "Einstein for Everyone," at the University of Pittsburgh to anyone interested enough to walk through door. With each new offering of the course, I had the chance to find out what content worked and which of my ever so clever pedagogical inventions were failures. At the same time, my lecture notes have evolved.
This text owes a lot to many. I i i. Key Issues: Nuclear Energy: The Basics: Everyday Exposures to Radiation. Sleeping next to someone for 8 hours: 2 mrems Exposure comes from the naturally radioactive potassium in the other person's body Coal plant, living within 50 miles: .03 mrem There is much thorium and uranium in coal.
Living within 50 miles of a nulcear power plant adds .009 mrem of exposure. Both figures are considered extremely low levels. Living in a masonry home: 7 mrems stone, brick and adobe have natural radioisotopes in them. Living on the Earth: 200 mrems We are living in a sea of radon. Smoking: up to 16,000 mrems. The Higgs Boson Explained. Amazing Trick. The Feynman Lectures on Physics Website. Suspending Water Without a Cup Trick. Magnets in a copper pipe. The Interactive Schrodinger's Cat. Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived. Additional notes from the author: If you want to learn more about Tesla, I highly recommend reading Tesla: Man Out of Time Also, this Badass of the week by Ben Thompson is what originally inspired me to write a comic about Tesla.
Ben's also got a book out which is packed full of awesome. There's an old movie from the 80s on Netflix Instant Queue right now about Tesla: The Secret of Nikola Tesla. It's corny and full of bad acting, but it paints a fairly accurate depiction of his life. The drunk history of Tesla is quite awesome, too. History.com has a great article about Edison and how his douchebaggery had a chokehold on American cinema. Do Humans Matter?