Tag: physics

Einstein’s letter to the US President that started the Manhattan Project

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August 2nd 1939, a letter is drafted by Albert Einstein and fellow Physicist Leo Szilard to be sent to the President, Franklin D Roosevelt (FDR). Preceding this letter a group of leading physicists, including several who had fled Hitler’s Germany, met to discuss their fears of Germany developing a uranium-based weapon. The physicist Leo Szilard urged Einstein […]

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History of Physics

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Physics is the science that deals with the physical properties and composition of matter and energy, and the physical processes and phenomena of a particular system.  Physics, to many, may seem difficult to understand or relate to, but evidence of the study of physics are all around us and impact our lives daily. We see physics […]

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