physics

With the help of advanced computer program that he himself designed, Martinus Veltman got ahead of the scientific community by explaining the workings of the internal mechanics of the universe. This earned this physicist born in 1931 in Bilthoven, Holland, a Nobel sung in the scientific community for years.

The time elapsed since a drop of water leaves the cloud and falls to the ground is conditioned by so many factors that it...

"Physics could help us understand consciousness" Roger Penrose was born on August 8, 1931 in Colchester, in the county of Eses (United Kingdom). Known for his somewhat heterodox positions within the field of theoretical physics, he is Rouse Ball Professor (professor) at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Oxford and author of numerous popularization best-sellers, among which stand out "The small, the big and the human mind "," The new mind of the emperor "and" Shadows of the mind ".

That, at least, says popular wisdom. However, although it partly closes the neck of the bottle, it does not do so to the extent...

Before being cooked, the cheese used for melting contains long-chain protein molecules, that is, made up of a large number of atoms.

"The universe is light, some matter and almost no antimatter" This 53-year-old from Madrid is an internationally recognized theoretical physicist. He received his doctorate from the Complutense University and worked at the Nuclear Energy Board, at the Center for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, at the Institute for Higher Studies in Paris and at Harvard University. He has been at CERN for 30 years and is now visiting professor at Boston University.

"There may be other universes better than ours" A prestigious American science magazine called Lee Smolin the new Einstein. This theoretical physicist, professor of physics and member of the Center for Gravitational Geometry at Pennsylvania State University wants to revolutionize the world of cosmology by applying the theories of Darwinian evolution to the birth, reproduction and death of stars.

Up to certain sub-zero temperatures, the ice is indeed very slippery. However, skating, for example, on deep-frozen water down to -30 or -40 degrees...