41 events with tag "physics"
1746
ID: 524
Pieter van Musschenbroek invents Leyden jar, early electrical capacitor
ID: 524
1752
ID: 544
Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment demonstrates electrical nature of lightning
ID: 544
1762
ID: 562
Joseph-Louis Lagrange develops calculus of variations into systematic theory
ID: 562
1785
ID: 621
Adrien-Marie Legendre begins work on number theory and elliptic integrals for physics
ID: 621
1874
ID: 996
Helmholtz Institute established in Berlin for experimental psychology and physics research
ID: 996
1874
ID: 4585
Max Planck enters University of Munich at age 16 - studies physics under Philipp von Jolly who advises against physics career
ID: 4585
1888
ID: 1082
Sophus Lie develops theory of continuous groups (Lie groups) - essential for modern physics
ID: 1082
1907
ID: 1170
Hermann Minkowski reformulates Einstein's relativity using four-dimensional spacetime geometry - 'Henceforth space by itself, and time by itself, are doomed to fade away into mere shadows' - Mathematical geometry becomes fundamental to physics
ID: 1170
1911
ID: 1204
Ernest Rutherford discovers atomic nucleus using mathematical analysis of particle scattering - Atomic structure becomes mathematical physics problem
ID: 1204
1915
ID: 1234
Einstein publishes General Theory of Relativity using Riemannian geometry - 'God does not play dice with the universe'
ID: 1234
1916
ID: 1238
Emmy Noether proves Noether's theorem connecting symmetries to conservation laws - 'One of the most important mathematical theorems ever proved'
ID: 1238
1918
ID: 4593
Planck receives Nobel Prize in Physics - awarded for discovery of energy quanta
ID: 4593
1919
ID: 1280
Arthur Eddington confirms Einstein's relativity during solar eclipse - Proves abstract mathematical geometry describes physical reality
ID: 1280
1925
ID: 1335
Werner Heisenberg develops matrix mechanics form of quantum theory
ID: 1335
1926
ID: 1339
Erwin Schrödinger develops wave equation for quantum mechanics - Mathematical differential equation describes quantum systems
ID: 1339
1932
ID: 1397
Carl Anderson discovers positron, confirming Dirac's mathematical prediction - Antimatter particle predicted by mathematical analysis
ID: 1397
1942
ID: 1518
Enrico Fermi achieves first controlled nuclear chain reaction
ID: 1518
1960
ID: 4491
Eugene Wigner writes 'The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences'
ID: 4491
1964
ID: 4493
John Bell proves Bell's theorem showing quantum mechanics violates local realism
ID: 4493
1964
ID: 4578
Murray Gell-Mann proposes quarks - fundamental constituents of matter based on symmetry
ID: 4578
1967
ID: 4579
Weinberg-Salam model unifies electromagnetic and weak forces - confirmed experimentally 1983
ID: 4579
1968
ID: 4580
Gabriele Veneziano discovers dual resonance model - birth of string theory
ID: 4580
1973
ID: 4514
Landauer's principle proven - only irreversible operations require energy, reversible computation theoretically needs zero
ID: 4514
1973
ID: 4581
Quantum chromodynamics developed - theory of strong force with asymptotic freedom
ID: 4581
1989
ID: 4553
Witten connects Chern-Simons theory to Jones polynomial - quantum field theory computes knot invariants
ID: 4553
1990
ID: 2076
Edward Witten develops topological quantum field theory
ID: 2076
1991
ID: 4622
Physicists discover mirror symmetry - deep connection between different Calabi-Yau manifolds
ID: 4622
1997
ID: 3025
Scientists at IBM demonstrate the first quantum mirage, advancing quantum materials research
ID: 3025
2004
ID: 3107
Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov isolate graphene, creating new class of 2D materials
ID: 3107
2008
ID: 3155
Large Hadron Collider first beam at CERN
ID: 3155
2010
ID: 3184
LHC successful restart after repairs
ID: 3184
2012
ID: 3217
Higgs boson discovery announced at CERN
ID: 3217
2016
ID: 3292
LIGO detects gravitational waves predicted by Einstein's 1915 mathematical equations
ID: 3292
2016
ID: 4528
Time crystals created - matter that breaks time-translation symmetry, repeating in time not space
ID: 4528
2016
ID: 4536
3D acoustic holograms can levitate and manipulate objects along paths using sound alone
ID: 4536
2017
ID: 4527
Muon tomography discovers hidden chambers in Great Pyramid using cosmic ray particles
ID: 4527
2018
ID: 4525
Magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene superconductivity - rotating graphene sheets by 1.1° creates superconductivity
ID: 4525
2020
ID: 4529
Anyons confirmed experimentally - quasiparticles with fractional statistics existing only in 2D
ID: 4529
2021
ID: 4543
Google achieves time crystal in quantum computer - perpetual motion without energy input confirmed
ID: 4543
2024
ID: 346
Mote implements fluid dynamics and pressure simulation
ID: 346
2024
ID: 355
Peter Whidden cites Kerbal Space Program as inspiration for physics-based learning
ID: 355