Tag: Nobel Prize
New Book from DI Press, The Big Bang Revolutionaries, Praised by Three Nobel Laureates
Many widely read scientific writers of our day mistakenly attribute the concepts of the expanding universe and the Big Bang to Edwin Hubble and Albert Einstein.
My Dinner with Steven and Louise Weinberg
Weinberg was holding court, going on about how much he knew about the origin of the universe and how atheism was the only intellectually viable option.
Secrets of Active Transport Become Visible
TSA workers at airports could never boast of this much quality control in their authentication protocols.
From Jacques Monod, a Grim Message for Humanity
Biology was becoming a “real” science, melded with chemistry into the new discipline of biochemistry. At last life was reducible to molecular interactions.
Fruit Fly Eyes and More Surprises for Darwin
Don’t swat too quickly! There’s more awe in that little fly than might be apparent from a cursory glance.