Revolutionaries


Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) was a German-born, Swiss, and American theoretical physicist. He is best known for his theory of special relativity that revolutionized our view of space and time, and the theory of general relativity that revolutionized our understanding of gravity.

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Which Revolution was more Important?

The Reformation (1500)
The Scientific Revolution (1600)
The Industrial Revolution (1850)
The Green Revolution (1950)

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In the News

Link Between Tanning Beds, Melanoma Grows Stronger (USA Today)
MMR Doctor Struck From Register (BBC)
A Link Between Pesticides and ADHD (Time)
Another Plastics Ingredient Raises Safety Concerns (Science News)
The Big Test for Bisphenol A (Nature)
The 'Killer Fungus': Should We Be Scared? (Time)

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Links

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Cell Phone Fraud Exposed

[18 | 951 | 0 | 1]   2008-09-01

The journal Science is reporting that two studies claiming that radiation from cell phones can cause DNA damage are fraudulent.


Cell Phone Paranoia Exposed

[22 | 864 | 0 | 0]   2008-08-07

The physics behind the interaction of radiation and matter tells us that cell phones cannot cause cancer. So why does the idea persist? We dig into the history of radiation and cancer to find out why.


Cellphone Update

[-18 | 961 | 0 | 0]   2008-07-23

Cellphones are causing more and more cancer!


Introduction

[-2 | 725 | 4 | 1]   2008-07-20

What this web site is about and how best to navigate it.


The Laws of Physics

[-8 | 1072 | 0 | 0]   2008-07-20

What Laws of Physics are and why we should pay attention to them.


Practice with the Laws of Physics

[52 | 1269 | 0 | 0]   2008-07-20

Gain some practice with the Laws of Physics by applying them to some puzzles and movie plots.

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