Newton’s Laws of Motion
Newton’s laws of motion are a set of three physical laws that together form the foundation of classical mechanics. They basically connect the motion of matter with force applied. Let …
Physical Science
Huygens’ Principle
Huygens’ principle and the theory he developed, Huygens’ wave theory, were key developments in the establishment of wave optics in the field of physics. Its major competitor in its years …
Young’s Double Slit Experiment
The Young’s Double Slit experiment was one of the most important experiments of physics. It was conducted by Thomas Young in 1801. At that time, although Huygens had shown that …
Millikan Oil Drop Experiment: Finding Electron Charge
Millikan Oil Drop Experiment is one of the most popular experiments as it was the first-ever experiment that gave us the direct measurement of the charge of a single electron. …
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Schrodinger Wave Equation
The early 20th century has seen a lot of revolutionary experiments, equations, and theories. One such important equation was the Schrodinger Equation. This is a very important equation in Quantum …
Kardashev Scale: Stages of Civilization Development
We generally say that today human civilization has reached a very good stage in technology. But do you know that there is a scale to measure these technological advancements of …
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Kepler’s Laws Of Planetary Motion
Kepler’s Laws is a set of three astronomical laws that describe the motion of planets around the sun. These laws were published by the German astronomer Johannes Kepler in between …
The Photoelectric Effect
The Photoelectric effect was a very significant phenomenon in the development of modern physics. It was a part of the age-old puzzle of the nature of light (wave versus particle) …
The Martian: The Science in the Sci-Fi
The Martian is a science fiction movie released in the second half of 2015, based on a novel by Andy Weir. It is the story of how an astronaut, Mark …
A Tale of Two Cities
Imagine this. It is the 16th of July, 1945. You are in a desert in New Mexico early in the morning. In a short while, history will be made here. …
A Scientific Insight Into The Movie Interstellar
If you haven’t watched the movie Interstellar yet, I would urge you to watch it. I had been literally mesmerized by this mind-blowing work of Christopher Nolan and theoretical physicist …
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Everything About The Beginning Of Universe
Look at the world around you! Haven’t you ever stopped to wonder how all of this started? How the world as we know it formed? This question has existed for …
Into the Unknown: A Journey towards a Theory of Everything
Note: This is the last article in the three-article series on particle and fundamental physics. Here are the first and second articles. While the Standard Model is a hugely successful …
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Quantum Theory – A Theory Which Completely Changed Our Understanding
Until the early 20th century, everyone thought that we have pretty clear laws of physics that govern everything around us, The classical physics and the equations we had till then …
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Elementary Particles and Where to Find Them
Note: This is the second article in the three-article series on particle and fundamental physics. Here are the first and third articles. In this part of the article series, we’ll …
Radiation, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Depending on whom you ask, the word “radiation” can invoke either praise of a panacea or curse on the spawn of the devil. They are not wrong; radiation can have …
Atoms and Beyond: A History of Particle Physics
Note: This is the first article in the three-article series on particle and fundamental physics. Here are the second and third articles. I’ll be writing quite a bit about particle …
Fate of VIKRAM lander ; Chandrayaan II
It is just around 60-hrs that the contact of Vikram lander had lost. The support, ISRO got starting from the Prime minister and other ministers is commendable; not to forget …