History of Science
The Manhattan Project: Einstein’s Devastating Legacy
At the dawn of World War II, people saw the prospect of atomic war so remote as to be meaningless. The Manhattan Project would change those views forever. […]
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Apocalyptomania – Why We Should Not Fear an AI Apocalypse
Is the singularity close? Professor Don Howard argues there’s nothing to worry about. Apocalyptomania – Why We Should Not Fear an AI Apocalypse […]
History of Science
Einstein’s Experimental Elevator
In 1907, physicist Albert Einstein devised what we now call the “elevator” thought experiment, in which he dreamed up the idea of having an entire physics laboratory inside a falling elevator. The result of Einstein’s experimental elevator experiment was nothing less than the principles underlying the General Theory of Relativity. […]