Physics
Physics
Physicists are the perpetual three year olds of science. They always ask: Why? Physics is about observing nature, from elementary particles to the entire universe, and wondering why and how it works.
While enjoying the beauty of natural phenomena such as rainbows or dark star filled skies, physicists continue trying to understand how they work. Achieving this understanding enhances nature's beauty. The best physicists keep their childlike wonder while unraveling nature's mysteries.
As Whitman's Learned Astronomer, they show "the charts and the diagrams, to add, divide and measure them" while continuing to wander off "in the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time [look] up in perfect silence at the stars"
Don't forget to ask why.
Mechanical Physics
- Why Massive and Light Objects Fall Down with Same Acceleration
- Archimedes's Principle: How Much Water Does a Ship Need To Float?
- Air Resistance and Drafting in Bicycling and Running
- Why the Same Side of the Moon Always Faces Earth: Tidal Locking
- Can Lunar Tidal Forces Cause More Births During the Full Moon?
topic editor
Paul A. Heckert -
I have a Ph.D. in astrophysics, over 30 years experience teaching physics and astronomy, and over 60 published research articles.