This week marks what would be the 100th birthday of legendary American physicist Richard P. Feynman. In a world in which many people think of the socially awkward Sheldon Cooper in the television show ...
Illustration of a polaron The bright sphere is the electron, which is distorting the surrounding lattice. The wavy lines are high-order Feynman diagrams for the electron–phonon interaction. (Courtesy: ...
It was World War II and scientists belonging to the Manhattan Project worked on calculations for the atomic bomb. Meanwhile, in one of the buildings, future Nobel Prize winning theoretical physicist ...
Richard P. Feynman, born in Queens on May 11, 1918, was the most extraordinary physicist since Einstein. He was also, briefly and late in life, the most famous scientist in America, the one everybody ...
Named after Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman, the Feynman Technique involves breaking down information into small, manageable pieces and then using mental images to help understand it — ...
Steve Hsu is a professor of physics at the University of Oregon. He holds degrees from Caltech and Berkeley and his research interests range from theoretical physics and information technology to the ...
Rocky Mountain Journal of Mathematics publishes both research and expository articles in mathematics, and particularly invites well-written survey articles. The Rocky Mountain Journal of Mathematics ...
Software developers know that continuous learning is necessary to remain relevant. However, complicated technical concepts and skills are difficult to master. Sometimes, it can be more productive to ...
During World War II, physicist Richard Feynman famously cracked safes at a secret atomic bomb project. His actions stemmed from pure curiosity, not malice. This playful approach to understanding ...