History of Science and Mathematics
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I am a retired experimental particle physicist. As a Professor I particularly enjoyed teaching advanced undergraduate labs for physics and engineering physics students.

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What is the origin of the rubber sheet analogy?
Mar 20
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Can we estimate the first appearance of popular science books?
May 13
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On early US patriotism to choose quark color charge labels
Mar 11
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Was there an intentional purge of all audio recordings of Alan Turing?
Oct 6
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"Nuclear fusion is 30 years away" since when?
Sep 19
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How sensitive was the frog galvanoscope?
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Early helium spectrum measurements and their challenge for Bohr's quantum mechanics
Nov 13, 2022
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When Kervran suggested biological transmutation of elements did anyone argue this
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Were scientific discoveries ever inspired by art?
Feb 24
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What were some historically important Fermi estimates in the history of science?
Oct 31, 2022
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Why does CNN's ‘gravity hole’ in the Indian Ocean dip the sea level instead of raising it?
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What is the smell after quartz is rubbed together?
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Can the temperature of a body become lower than the temperature of the surrounding air?
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Can a photon turn a proton into a neutron?
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What are the chances of finding an element in the outer solar system that otherwise can't be found on earth?

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