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Chaos Rules
In the 17th and 18th centuries, Newtonian mechanics was triumphant in its explanation of the solar system. Read More »
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Al Osborne
Al Osborne doesn't have much of an accent anymore, but there's still a bit of the Texas drawl that even a few decades in Italy haven't erased. Read More »
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Wikipedia Physics
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, is my favorite research tool. It's democratic (bordering on socialist), bigger and much more up to date than any print encyclopedia, and more reliably accurate than simply Googling something. Research in recent years, in fact, has shown that it's just as accurate as the Encylopedia Britannica, at least for science topics.Despite all that, Wikipedia is not as good as it could be. A study published in the APS journal Physical Review E last m.. Read more »
