In quantum mechanics, particles do not behave like everyday objects. Instead of existing in one clearly defined state, they ...

Once a baffling theory, quantum mechanics has evolved into a driving force behind modern technology and frontier research.

Scientists at CERN spent the last decade waiting for a one-in-ten-billion chance event, and now they’ll spend the next few years figuring out whether it challenges the laws that (we think) govern the ...

By feeding students the mysteries and wonder of modern physics, Don Lincoln hopes to ‘blow their minds.’ ...

Who is known as the Father of Modern Science? Galileo Galilei holds this prestigious title for revolutionizing how we ...

At long last, a unified theory combining gravity with the other fundamental forces—electromagnetism and the strong and weak nuclear forces—is within reach. Bringing gravity into the fold has been the ...

Suggested Citation: "5. Physics Education." National Research Council. 2001. Physics in a New Era: An Overview. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10118. Modern society ...

Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronomer, physicist, and polymath widely hailed as the "father of modern science".

German mathematician Emmy Noether (1882–1935) deserves to be remembered alongside Bohr, Heisenberg, and Schrödinger for her contributions to physics, according to this persuasive study. Journalist ...