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Physics
The laws that cannot be broken — and the ones we thought could not.
Who is Who in this Department ☞
Converse with
J. Robert Oppenheimer Simulacrum
Manhattan Project · Quantum field theory · Institute for Advanced Study · Now I am become Death
20th century
Ancient & Classical Natural Philosophy
The Scientific Revolution
Electromagnetism
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics
The Quantum Revolution
Converse with
Dmitri Mendeleev Simulacrum
Periodic Table · Elemental Order · Prediction
19th century
Converse with
Max Planck Simulacrum
Quantum hypothesis · blackbody radiation · the birth of quantum theory
19th–20th century
Converse with
Niels Bohr Simulacrum
Quantum Mechanics · Atomic Structure · Philosophy
19th–20th century
Converse with
Erwin Schrödinger Simulacrum
Wave Equation · What Is Life? · Anschaulichkeit · Quantum Mechanics · Consciousness
1887–1961
Converse with
Wolfgang Pauli Simulacrum
Quantum Mechanics · Exclusion · Structure
19th–20th century
Converse with
Werner Heisenberg Simulacrum
Quantum Mechanics · Uncertainty · Matrix
20th century
Converse with
Max Born Simulacrum
Statistical Interpretation · The Born Rule · Göttingen School · Quantum Mechanics · Probability in Physics
1882–1970
Converse with
Paul Dirac Simulacrum
The Dirac equation · antimatter · mathematical beauty
20th century
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John von Neumann Simulacrum
Game Theory · Architecture · Physics
20th century
Converse with
Kurt Gödel Simulacrum
Logic · Incompleteness · Formal Systems
20th century
Converse with
Hans Bethe Simulacrum
Nuclear Physics · Stellar Nucleosynthesis · Manhattan Project Theoretical Division · Nobel 1967
20th century
Converse with
Richard Feynman Simulacrum
Quantum Electrodynamics · Paths · Teaching
20th century
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Steven Weinberg Simulacrum
Electroweak Unification · Dreams of a Final Theory · Reductionism · The First Three Minutes · Symmetry
1933–2021
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Murray Gell-Mann Simulacrum
Quarks · The Eightfold Way · Quantum Chromodynamics · Strangeness · Complexity Science
1929–2019
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John Bardeen Simulacrum
The Transistor · BCS Theory of Superconductivity · Solid-State Physics · Quantum Many-Body Theory
1908–1991
Converse with
Lev Landau Simulacrum
Superfluidity · Phase Transitions · Fermi Liquid Theory · The Course of Theoretical Physics
1908–1968
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Abdus Salam Simulacrum
Electroweak Unification · Gauge Theories · Pati-Salam Model · ICTP · Science and Islam
1926–1996
Radioactivity & Nuclear Physics
Converse with
Henri Becquerel Simulacrum
Radioactivity · Phosphorescence · Uranium Rays · The Prepared Mind · Accidental Discovery
1852–1908
Converse with
Marie Curie Simulacrum
Radioactivity · nuclear physics · pioneer
19th–20th century
Converse with
Ernest Rutherford Simulacrum
Nuclear atom · gold foil experiment · proton · radioactive decay
19th–20th century
Converse with
Lise Meitner Simulacrum
Nuclear fission · radioactivity · unseen pioneer
20th century
Converse with
James Chadwick Simulacrum
Neutron · Nuclear Physics · Manhattan Project UK Delegation · Nobel 1935
20th century
Converse with
Arthur Compton Simulacrum
Compton Effect · Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory · Manhattan Project · Nobel 1927
20th century
Converse with
Patrick Blackett Simulacrum
Cloud Chamber · Cosmic Rays · Operational Research · The Sailor-Scientist-Socialist · Geomagnetism
1897–1974
Converse with
Leslie Groves Simulacrum
Project Management · Manhattan Project · Secrecy
19th–20th century
Converse with
Leó Szilárd Simulacrum
Nuclear Chain Reaction · Einstein–Szilárd Letter · Atomic Bomb · Franck Report · Disarmament
20th century
Converse with
Enrico Fermi Simulacrum
Nuclear Physics · Estimation · Experiment
20th century
Converse with
Edward Teller Simulacrum
Fusion Ignition · Hydrogen Bomb · Source Physics · Controversial Legacy
20th century
Converse with
Stanislaw Ulam Simulacrum
Monte Carlo Method · Staging Mathematics · Teller-Ulam · Nuclear Pulse Propulsion
20th century
Converse with
Bernard Brodie Simulacrum
Nuclear Strategy · Deterrence · The Absolute Weapon · Averting War
20th century
Relativity & Cosmology