Explore Physics

The People

• Nobel laureates Meet those who have been awarded physics highest honor.
• The contribution of women has been significant though underpublicized.
• Here are some examples of people who do physics from physics central.
• A link to the AJP website which redirects you to many useful websites for learning about physicists.
• A nice compliation of famous Physicists and Astronomers
• My favorite physicists: Richard Feynman , N. David Mermin , Kip Thorne , and Stephen Hawking .

Exploring physics

• Read descriptions of the field of physics at AIP or APS.
• Check out the links at Science Hobbyist.
• You may be interested in these Physics Success stories.
• Perhaps the best hands-on museum in the nation is the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
• There is an excellent Physics Museum at Oxford and of course there is the Smithsonian.
• Celebrate 100 years of the American Physical Society
• Develop perspective by following links to the History of Physics.
• Or start your own web search from physics web.
• Learn about physics at the Physical Science Resource Center.