Physical Science

The history of the atomic bomb has essentially occurred in the three stages: the early theoretical research into atomic weapons, leading to the development of the first “A-bombs” in 1945 and their subsequent imitation by the Soviet Union; the development…
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Consideration of theological implications of the Universe before the big bang might rightly have been placed within a philosophy or religion section, yet with the opportunity to write on this somewhat interesting topic I must use it where it is…
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If you’ve ever walked across carpet in your socks, touched a door knob and received a tiny shock, you’ve experienced static electricity firsthand. Static electricity is not something people tend to think about until right after a jolt from a…
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Time travel has been a staple of science fiction for decades. Everyone has wished at some point or another that they could travel to the past to fix their mistakes, which explains some of the appeal of the subject. Naturally,…
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If you have ever had an instance where you feel a sudden shock when you touch something or your hair stands on end, that is an example of static electricity. This is a form of magnetism that is usually caused…
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Hidden within man’s religions, hidden within his poetry, his science and his philosophies, hidden within the very marrow of his bones is a deep and abiding fear of death. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the case of reincarnation,…
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While the country of Russia was burdened with the all powerful sickle and hammer, there were many advances made in the areas of Science and technology. If anyone doubts this, ask yourself who put the first satellite into orbit? As…
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Life on Earth, while robust, is also fragile. The biosphere can only support higher lifeforms within a very narrow range. Mass extinction events have occurred numerous times in Earth’s past and no doubt will happen many more times in the…
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To postulate a basic particle would be to limit the characteristics of the universe. We have begun to realize that a particle may be nothing more than a convenient method of describing something of which we know almost nothing. We…
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As the world watched, Neil Armstrong stepped off the lunar lander and into history. With both feet firmly planted on the lunar surface, he uttered (and botched) his famous line, “That’s one small step for {a} man, one giant leap…
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