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Liquids and Gases: Principles of Fluid Mechanics
From the Series Secrets of the Universe
Do you know why a 10-ton boat floats but a tiny pebble sinks? Or why a hot air balloon will rise, but when you inflate a balloon it drops to the ground? From Archimedes and Boyle to Pascal… Read More →
Matter and Energy: Principles of Matter and Thermodynamics
From the Series Secrets of the Universe
Have you ever seen a magician make something disappear and question if anything could really just vanish? Do you know why the periodic table is set up the way it is? From Lavoisier and Joule… Read More →
Objects in Motion: Principles of Classical Mechanics
From the Series Secrets of the Universe
Have you ever wondered why things drop to the ground instead of float or fly? Or how a heavy satellite can orbit Earth without crashing into it? From Copernicus and Kepler to Galileo and… Read More →
Relativity and Quantum Mechanics: Principles of Modern Physics
From the Series Secrets of the Universe
Do you ever wonder why it seems like you are not moving even though you are standing on a planet that moves through space? How does matter turn into energy? From Lavoisier to Einstein,… Read More →
Waves: Principles of Light, Electricity, and Magnetism
From the Series Secrets of the Universe
Did you know that both electricity and light move in waves, like water does? What does electricity have to do with magnets? From Benjamin Franklin and Charles de Coulomb to Georg Ohm and… Read More →