An overlooked 18th-century Danish astronomer Former chaplain Henning Munch Engelhart ingeniously calculated the latitude and longitude of several Dano-Norwegian colonies in what is now India. by P. S. Ramanujam 21 Sep 2018 in People & History
Anatoly Khitrin (9 Jan 1955 - 4 Jul 2017) The physicist specialized in NMR spectroscopy but also provided novel insights on a variety of topics. by A. Jerschow M. A. Model J. P. Yesinowski 21 Sep 2018 in People & History
Tom Lehrer’s memorable “Revue” session In 1951, the Harvard graduate student and future famed satirist skewered the physical sciences via song in a musical. by Melinda Baldwin 20 Sep 2018 in People & History
Joel C. Hosea (12 Dec 1938 - 25 Aug 2018) The plasma physicist led multiple research efforts in RF heating and current drive processes. by N. Bertelli M. Ono J. R. Wilson 18 Sep 2018 in People & History
Q&A: Director Laura Nix on teenagers changing the world The documentary filmmaker’s Inventing Tomorrow profiles students who are using their scientific ingenuity to solve local environmental problems. by Melinda Baldwin 12 Sep 2018 in People & History
Robert Paul Behringer (26 Oct 1948 - 10 Jul 2018) The respected scientist, leader, and mentor specialized in fluid dynamics and soft condensed matter physics. by Al Goshaw Henry Greenside Joshua Socolar David Schaeffer 10 Sep 2018 in People & History
Hywel White (4 Jun 1931 - 20 Jun 2018) The particle physicist was a leader for several experiments, including the Liquid Scintillator Neutrino Detector. by Sam Aronson Jim Linnemann Bill Louis David Cassel 7 Sep 2018 in People & History
Q&A: Susan Petty on expanding the reach of geothermal energy Power generation is a tough fit for venture capital. by Toni Feder 31 Aug 2018 in People & History
Roberto Colella (22 May 1935 - 31 Mar 2018) The x-ray physicist mastered experimental and computational techniques to explore problems such as the coupling of gravity to the quantum-mechanical wavefunction of particles. by Stephen M. Durbin Ephraim Fischbach Sam Werner 31 Aug 2018 in People & History
The experiment that confirmed—and almost beat—COBE Led by innovative Canadian astrophysicist Herbert Gush, a 1990 sounding rocket experiment acquired definitive evidence that the cosmic microwave background has a thermal spectrum. by Andrew Grant 30 Aug 2018 in People & History
Nikolay Lyndin (16 May 1953 - 17 Jul 2018) The physicist created software that’s still useful to scientists two decades later. by Olivier Parriaux 20 Aug 2018 in People & History
Physics: The Musical? In recording a 1947 album of songs about physics, Arthur Roberts captured a momentous transition for physicists in the US. by Melinda Baldwin 16 Aug 2018 in People & History
Marc Hansen Ross (24 Dec 1928 - 26 Nov 2017) The theoretical particle physicist turned energy analyst “raised the level of public debates on energy issues of critical import.” by Kathryn Clay Gordon Kane Brad Orr Rob Socolow Robert H. Williams 16 Aug 2018 in People & History
Louis Colonna-Romano (18 Aug 1947 - 21 Mar 2018) The Clark University lecturer was an influential teacher and a skilled programmer of physics simulations. by Charles Agosta Les Blatt Harvey Gould Bill Klein Arshad Kudrolli Michael Boyer 15 Aug 2018 in People & History
Q&A: Patricia Fara on the British women scientists who broke barriers In a new book, the Cambridge historian chronicles the overlooked women doctors, chemists, and other scientists who helped the UK to victory in World War I. by Melinda Baldwin 10 Aug 2018 in People & History
Portugal hosts international high school physics competition Exams and excursions make for a week of science and fun. by Toni Feder 6 Aug 2018 in People & History
Q&A: Howard Bluestein, tornado chaser An obsession with the weather develops into a dream job in meteorology. by Toni Feder 31 Jul 2018 in People & History
Q&A: Don Lemons on the fun of dimensional analysis The prolific author describes his approach to writing books for undergraduates. by Melinda Baldwin 27 Jul 2018 in People & History
Bradford A. Smith (22 Sep 1931 - 3 Jul 2018) Brad Smith, first generation planetary explorer and lead imaging scientist on Voyager mission to the outer planets, dies. by Carolyn Porco 17 Jul 2018 in People & History
Woei-Yann Pauchy Hwang (25 Aug 1948 - 6 May 2018) Woei-Yann Pauchy Hwang, a nuclear physicist turned cosmologist known for his significant contributions in weak interaction physics and in promoting physics research and education in Taiwan and the Asia-Pacific region, died unexpectedly in Taipei on May 6, 2018. Pauchy was born in Miaoli, a rural region in Taiwan, on August 25, 1948. Run over by […] by Jiunn-Wei Chen Pisin Chen Hai-Yang Cheng Jen-Chieh Peng 13 Jul 2018 in People & History
