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Physics Feature Writer: Paul A. Heckert

Physicists are the perpetual three year olds of science. They always ask: Why? Physics is about observing nature, from elementary particles to the entire universe, and wondering why and how it works.

While enjoying the beauty of natural phenomena such as rainbows or dark star filled skies, physicists continue trying to understand how they work. Achieving this understanding enhances nature's beauty. The best physicists keep their childlike wonder while unraveling nature's mysteries.

As Whitman's Learned Astronomer, they show "the charts and the diagrams, to add, divide and measure them" while continuing to wander off "in the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time [look] up in perfect silence at the stars"

Read articles, join a discussion or Email me. Don't forget to ask why.


Feature Writer Articles in Physics

 		Why Tightrope Walkers Carry Long Bent Poles
Tightrope walkers, or funambulists, carry long poles bent downward to lower their center of gravity below the rope and increase their stability.
How To Solve a Physics Force Problem
A step by step problem solving guide for physics students needing help to solve physics homework problems involving forces.
Examples of Free Body Diagrams in Physics
Examples of free body diagrams, which are a powerful tool for helping physics students visualize and solve physics homework force problems.
Understanding Free Body Diagrams in Physics
Physics students should always start solving force problems by drawing a free body diagram to visualize the forces acting on an object.
Why is Balancing a Moving Bicycle Easier
Angular momentum is a vector, so conservation of angular momentum tends to keep both the direction and angular speed of a spinning bicycle wheel constant.
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Contributing Articles in Physics

 		New Theory Says Death May Not Exist
We've all been told we'll die. We see death around us in animals and plants. Yet, a new look says death isn't the terminal event we imagine.
Sci-Fi Doomsday Movies Thrive on Pseudo-Science
Some basic science goes a long way in science fiction movies, but science has to run amok to provide a decent doomsday scenario.
A Quantum Leap in Understanding
Does quantum information lie at the the heart of things? Prof Vlatko Vedral probes the nature of existence.
How Might The Universe Have Begun?
Prof Frank Close of the University of Oxford continues his journey into the world of particle physics.
Antimatter Does Exist but Not as Shown in Movies
Does antimatter exist - and can it be harnessed by both physicists and novelists?
2009 Nobel Laureates Shaped Modern Networking
For photos of Mars, cell phone cameras, barcode readers, fax machines and camcorders, thank 2009 Nobel Prize Winners in physics Dr. George Smith and Dr. Willard Boyle.
Molecular Light Absorbance and Fluorescence
Electrons can emit or absorb only specific amounts of energy to change orbitals and this energy change usually takes place via photons of light.
Uncertainty and Quantum Entanglement
Elementary analysis of quantum entanglement suggests that all matter in the universe is still cosmically connected after 14 billion years, across 156 billion light years.
Invisibility - To Bend or Break from the Ether
People throughout history have romanticized about being invisible. Now scientists are synthesizing new materials that could turn this fantasy into a reality.
Time Travel
Temporal concepts differ in classical and relativistic physics. Can a rewrite of the dictionary definition provide universal understanding to contemplate time travel?
How Scanning Electron Microscopy Works
Many people have a general idea of what electron microscopy is but why would someone ever choose to use a scanning electron microscope?
A New Experiment in the Hunt for Neutrinos
Those hunting for the elusive neutrino typically trek to exotic locations to detect the particle. But new projects are looking up to Moon to detect neutrinos using radio.
Are Scientists Closing in on the Higgs Boson?
Scientists with the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory say their machine has a 50% chance of discovering the particle which is believed to give mass to the universe.
Three Great Physics Theories
Isaac Newton invented calculus to describe things that are moving or changing in some way. This was just the beginning of more new and exciting physics theories to come.
Is Cold Fusion Possible?
Twenty years ago two scientists said they had produced cold nuclear fusion, but nobody could repeat their work; now there is renewed interest in the science.
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