A new book covering the history of scientific inquiry invites us to marvel at the elegance of experimentation. Some philosophers have argued that “beauty” in science stands as a proxy for truth. Many ...

Last week over in Twitter-land, Philip Ball asked an interesting question: I’ve written a fair bit about historical science, and read more than I’ve written, so this question stuck with me, and seems ...

What is the most beautiful experiment in physics? Robert P Crease invites your suggestions Small wonder: this STM image of an oval-shaped array of iron atoms on a copper surface is a real experimental ...

In the digital age, equipping children with a strong foundation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) is more crucial than ever. While classrooms provide structured learning, the most ...

Watch simple materials turn into oddly satisfying transformations—Wood Mood pulls off experiments where the results get ...

This list was ostensibly the creation of a New York philosophy professor who recently asked physicists to name the most beautiful scientific experiments ever conducted. Their nominations, which appear ...

WHILE today’s particle colliders and genome projects cost millions, and dozens of names appear on scientific papers, George Johnson gazes back to the ideal of earlier centuries: a gentleman alone in ...

The Matter of Everything tells the history of physics through experiments. Any book about the history of science for a general audience will, of necessity, be something of a distortion. The question ...