Albert Einstein is arguably one of the most well known male scientists and physicists of all time. "Albert Einstein" CC BY-NC 2.0 Einstein graduated from the Zürich Polytechnic with a Continue Reading
Richard Feynman
Richard Feynman is one the of greatest theoretical physicists of the post-war era. He was one of the first men to make strides in Quantum Electrodynamics (QED). Photo of Richard Feynman (c) CC Continue Reading
The Speed of Santa
Santa flying through the sky via Clipart Library CC BY-SA 3.0 There is one question that has come up at least once in everyone's life. "How does Santa deliver presents to every single house in Continue Reading
It’s Absolutely Cold!
Have you ever wondered how cold something can get? Well, this post will answer this question I've been wondering myself. If you graphed a volume vs. temperature graph of any gas you Continue Reading
The Physics of Space
Leia floating in space via AC Literacy Theory and Criticism As I was watching Star Wars: The Last Jedi at the scene where Leia uses the force to pull herself out of space and into a ship, I thought Continue Reading
You Wont Believe Your Eyes!
An artist depiction of a black hole (c) CC BY-SA 3.0 The General Theory of Relativity created by Einstein in 1915 predicted an object with such a high mass that nothing can escape from its Continue Reading
What Makes Duct Tape Sticky?
Duct Tape via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA-3.0 I was trying to think of a blog post to write about when my mind trailed off. I thought about duct tape. Why is it sticky? Is it a physical or chemical Continue Reading
The Early Universe
In 1964, 2 American astronomers named Robert Wilson and Arno Penzias made a really profound accidental discovery. It shaped our understanding of the universe and of cosmology. Robert Wilson (c) CC Continue Reading
Space Jelly Beans
Dark matter/energy compared to normal baryonic matter.Fermilab via Pinterest As I was trying to think of an idea for a blog post, I asked my mom if she had any ideas. She responded immediately with Continue Reading
Human Civilization in a million years…
A depiction of an advanced civilization (c) Mdf, CC BY-SA 3.0 Did you ever wish that you had superpowers? Well, Science can help you! But there is a catch. Unfortunately, it might take 10000-100000 Continue Reading