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Werner Heisenberg nearly failed his 1923 PhD oral because he could not explain the resolving power of a microscope—or even how a storage battery worked. Experimental physicist Wilhelm Wien wanted to fail him, but his mentor Arnold Sommerfeld defended his brilliance as a theorist, securing a mediocre cum laude—four years before Heisenberg used a microscope thought experiment to explain the uncertainty principle.
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (921+ words) Heisenberg's near-failed 1923 doctorate exposed his weakness in experimental physics, then the microscope returned in his 1927 explanation of quantum uncertainty....
Her work was key to a landmark experiment. She was credited in a footnote.
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (107+ words) The Washington Post Mary Tsingou Menzel, who has died at 97, played a central role in a Los Alamos physics experiment. A half-century later, she finally got her due. When she became a programmer at the birthplace of the atomic bomb…...
Claude’s attempt at the Riemann Hypothesis
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (497+ words) The Riemann Zeta Function and How it Relates to the actual Riemann Hypothesis The Riemann hypothesis makes the claim that “all nontrivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function have a real part equal to 1/2”. The Riemann zeta function is linked…...
Belgian Nobel laureate Fran??ois Englert, mind behind the 'God particle', dies aged 93
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (16+ words) Belgian Nobel laureate François Englert, mind behind the 'God particle', dies aged 93 The Brussels Times...
Why PSI No Longer Has Physics Articles | Principia Scientific, Intl.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1060+ words) Written by Herb Rose on August 4, 2026. Posted in Current News This publication is named after Sir Isaac Newton’s “Philospie Principia Natualis Mathematica”, considered one of the cornerstones of modern physics but of late it has been devoid of articles on…...
Shortly after receiving the Fields Medal, the most prestigious figure in mathematics, 38-year-old Un.. - MK
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (409+ words) Shortly after receiving the Fields Medal, the most prestigious figure in mathematics, 38-year-old University of Toronto professor Jacob Zimmerman made an unusual announcement. His next job was not a school, but the safety section of ChatGPT developer OpenAI. According to…...
Baruch Mathematician Receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (196+ words) Associate Professor Guy Moshkovitz’s research will investigate a new branch of mathematics that extends linear algebra. The NSF CAREER award is one of the top honors for early-career faculty members who have the potential to serve as academic role models…...
Albert Einstein’s Mathematical Notes to Auction
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (350+ words) Fine Books Magazine For book news, special columns, auction reports, events, and more. Albert Einstein’s Mathematical Notes to Auction Albert Einstein manuscript handwritten in German in the 1940s regarding his formulation of the United Field Theory (estimate: $18,000-$24,000) Albert Einstein’s one-page manuscript…...
Fields Medal: Hong Wang makes history as star mathematicians claim 2026 honours
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (170+ words) The Fields Medal — one of the top honours in mathematics — for 2026 was awarded to Yu Deng, John Pardon, Jacob Tsimerman, and Hong Wang. The Medal is awarded every four years and recognises important contributions to mathematics research by people who…...
Chinese mathematicians win Fields Medals for solving century-old problems
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (648+ words) Chinese mathematicians Yu Deng and Hong Wang have become the first Chinese nationals to win the Fields Medal, widely regarded as the highest honour in mathematics. The International Mathematical Union presented the medals at the opening of the International Congress…...