Science

A Few Big Ideas (Science)

"The study of an idea is, of necessity, the story of many things. Ideas, like large rivers, never have just one source. Just as the water of a river near its mouth, in its final form, is composed largely of many tributaries, so an idea, in its final form, is composed largely of Iater additions." […]

Some Important Scientists

"Discovery consists of seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought." -Albert Szent-Georgyi (1893-1986) It would be impossible to list all the important people who have made major contributions to science in this chapter. While some names are familiar, almost household words—Newton, Edison, Curie, Einstein— you may never have […]

Some Unanswered Questions (Science)

"For every one billion particles of antimatter there were one billion and one particles of matter. And when the mutual annihilation was complete, one billionth remained—and that’s our present universe." -Albert Einstein (1879-1955) An interesting aspect of science is that you never end up with all the answers. Every discovery and every advance brings with […]

Technology into the Future (Science)

"I want to build a billion tiny factories, models of each other, which are manufacturing simultaneously. … The principles of physics, as far as I can see, do not speak against the possibility of maneuvering things atom by atom. It is not an attempt to violate any laws; it is something, in principle, that can […]

Science Websites

There are many great books on science and its history where you can find more about the why and how of the universe, how we know the answers, and where we are going. Most people today also use the Internet as a major source of information. The usual caution about websites applies when you are […]

Professional Associations (Science)

Professional associations and societies are good places to find information about specific fields. Generally, these are organizations of people in a particular field. Many associations and societies, however, have good outreach and education programs to provide information to people who are interested in the topic but not professionals. There are thousands of such societies worldwide. […]

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