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quantum science

Mathematician and physicist Roger Penrose

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Roger Penrose

Roger Penrose is one of the world's most prominent theoretical physicists who in 1965 produced the mathematics that showed how stars collapse to form black holes.
Mary Somerville

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Mary Somerville

Marie Paulze Lavoisier with her husband Antoine

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Marie Paulze Lavoisier

Werner Heisenberg

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Werner Heisenberg

Cosmic microwave background

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Cosmic microwave background

General_relativity

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General relativity

Godzilla

Godzilla: King of the Monsters reveals our obsession with radiation

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Second law of thermodynamics

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Second law of thermodynamics

What is quantum field theory?

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What is quantum field theory?

Quantum field theory marries the ideas of other quantum theories to depict all particles as “excitations” that arise in underlying fields.

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Black holes

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Are there multiple universes?

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Oozing white mucus from giant salamanders makes excellent medical glue

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Space

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