It was at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, where the World Wide Web was first conceived. Now, on one of the Web's premiere sites, YouTube, videos from ... 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. The ... Read More

Recently, on a business trip, I had the pleasure of reading James Trefil's most recent book, Why Science?, which is a case in favor of "scientific literacy" among the general ... 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 astronomy. Feb. ... Read More

Yesterday at the AAAS meeting in Boston, the National Academy of Engineering announced their Grand Challenges for Engineering. These challenges would transform the very nature of our society, transforming ... Read More

The February 2008 issue of Scientific American features a cover article on The Future of Physics, as well as a variety of other physics articles that might be of interest, ... Read More

Feb. 15, 1564 - Italian physicist and astronomer Galileo Galilei is born. Feb. 13, 1633 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome in preparation for his appearance before the Catholic Inquisition on ... Read More

The Science Channel is starting a new series called Master Blasters next Wednesday, February 13, at 10:00 pm Eastern time (according to the listings on their website). The reality ... 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 Physics. Feb. ... Read More