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Edward L. (Ned) Wright is an American astrophysicist and cosmologist, well known for his achievements in the COBE project and as a strong Big Bang proponent in web tutorials on cosmology and theory of relativity. Wright received his ABscl (Physics in 1969) and PhD (Astronomy in 1976) degrees from Harvard University, where he was a [...]
* 1896 – Charles Edouard Guillaume estimates the “radiation of the stars” to be 5.6K. * 1926 – Sir Arthur Eddington estimates the non-thermal radiation of starlight in the galaxy “.. by the formula E = σT4 the effective temperature corresponding to this density is 3.18º absolute .. black body” * 1930s – Cosmologist Erich [...]
George Gamow (; August 19, 1968), born Georgiy Antonovich Gamov (Георгий Антонович Гамов), was a Russian-born theoretical physicist and cosmologist. He discovered alpha decay via quantum tunneling and worked on radioactive decay of the atomic nucleus, star formation, stellar nucleosynthesis, big bang nucleosynthesis, cosmic microwave background, nucleocosmogenesis and genetics. Adapted from the Wikipedia article George [...]
The Science and Faith forum, presented at the NYC World Science Festival in June, was worth attending. Here is a brief synopsis of what we heard.
I. The Meaning-Egg and the Context-chickenDid the Laws of Nature precede Nature or were they created with it, in the Big Bang? In other words, did they provide Nature with the context in which it unfolded? Some, like Max Tegmark, an MIT cosmologist, go as far as to say that mathematics is not merely the language which we use to describe the Universe – it is the Universe itself. The world is an amalgam of mathematical structures, according to him. The context is the meaning is the context ad in
Alien abduction cases did not gain widespread attention until the 1960s and beyond; there were few reported or few recorded cases before the 20th century, leading many to believe that the tales of abduction are either hoaxes or hallucinations brought on by science fictions films and novels. Whatever the case, alien abduction is a popular film subject, with numerous movies and remakes being made about the idea of extraterrestrial lifeforms taking humans into their ship.
There seems to exist an amazing "something" or mysterious form of energy in nature called "prana" by most yogic traditions and "chi" by certain eastern philosophies. Yogis and mystics have been aware of some rather sublime facts of nature long before western science ever acknowledged such things.
The N1N1 swine flu is still with us and expected to grow in the fall and winter months. This article describes concrete steps to be taken to safeguard the workplace.
Beautiful orrery(solar system model) avaiable in : www.orrerystore.com .Alexander Szalay is the Alumni Centennial Professor of Astronomy at the Johns Hopkins University. He is also...
2009 Interview with BCCP cosmologist Reiko Nakajima See her BCCP Cosmology Workshop lecture presentation with Alexie Leauthaud here (pdf file): bccp.lbl.gov Animations are from the...
Alexander Szalay is the Alumni Centennial Professor of Astronomy at the Johns Hopkins University. He is also Professor in the Department of Computer Science. Alex...
