One of the most revolutionary inventions of the 20th century was the transistor, which revolutionized electronics. By making the vacuum tube obsolete, the transistor allowed cheap, small-scale production of ... Read More

Mar. 1, 1896 - Radioactivity is discovered by French physicist Henri Becquerel. He received the 1903 Nobel prize in physics for this work, along with Pierre & Marie Curie. ... Read More

Elmer S. Imes was the second African-American to earn a physics Ph.D. in the United States. He was also the first African-American to publish a physics research paper. Born in ... Read More

In another application of nanomolecules to medicine, doctors have had preliminary success at attaching anti-HIV molecules (called "small interfering molecules" or siRNA) to carbon nanotubes. The siRNA can interfere ... Read More

Feb. 19, 1473 - Nicolas Copernicus is born. Copernicus developed the first heliocentric model of the universe in modern times, and his work is considered the beginning of modern ... Read More

Using examples from the television shows Buffy: the Vampire Slayer and Angel science writer Jennifer Ouellette presents The Physics of the Buffyverse, an engaging look at a wide range of ... Read More

There's a new website from the American Institute of Physics, Cosmic Journey: A History of Scientific Cosmology. This website is extremely comprehensive, covering both the scientific concepts and tools ... Read More

Discover magazine is hosting a contest for people to create a video which quickly and accurately explains string theory (in a way that is accessible to viewers without doctorates, which ... Read More

Feb. 10, 1923 - German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen dies. Rontgen detected electromagnetic radiation in the range of wavelengths that are x-rays, earning him the 1901 Nobel Prize in ... Read More

Edward Alexander Bouchet was the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in Physics. His doctorate from Yale College in 1878, on the field of geometrical optics, earned him the ... Read More

There are many prestigious physics societies around. In honor of Black History Month, About Physics presents some information on the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP). Founded in 1977, the ... Read More