Biography
Albert Einstein - Nobel Prize Winner & Physicist | Mini Bio | Biography
Nobel Prize winner Albert Einstein is one of the most influential and well-known physicist in history. Learn more about his life and work in this mini biography. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve...
Curated Video
A Physicist Answers Why We Are Here
Physicist Robbert Dijkgraaf, a contributor to the "The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge," explains how the small differences in theories about space and time might explain why life just happened to happen. Tech Insider tells you all you...
Biography
Isaac Newton - English Physicist & Formulated the Laws of Gravity |Mini Bio | BIO
Watch a short biography of Isaac Newton, a key figure in the scientific revolution who is most famous for formulating laws of gravity. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into Biography on our...
Biography
Galileo - Physicist | Mini Bio | BIO
Watch a short biography video of Galileo, the "the father of modern physics." #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into Biography on our site: http://www.biography.com Follow Biography for more...
Biography
Stephen Hawking - Theoretical Physicist & Cosmologist | Mini Bio | BIO
Watch a short biography video about Stephen Hawking and learn about his childhood, his theory on black holes, his living with ALS, and his popular science book "A Brief History of Time." #Biography Subscribe for more Biography:...
Free School
Biography of Marie Curie for Kids: Famous Scientists for Children - FreeSchool
Marie Curie was a physicist and chemist, most famous for her work in radiation. Also notable are her two Nobel Prizes (one in physics and one in chemistry)! She discovered two new elements, revolutionized our understanding of the atom,...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Schrodinger's cat: A thought experiment in quantum mechanics - Chad Orzel
Austrian physicist Erwin Schrodinger, one of the founders of quantum mechanics, posed this famous question: If you put a cat in a sealed box with a device that has a 50% chance of killing the cat in the next hour, what will be the state...
HowStuffWorks
The Geiger Counter: Where did it come from? | Stuff of Genius
Today, the Geiger counter is used across the planet -- but who invented it, and how? Stuff of Genius tells the story behind everyday inventions. From the bikini to super wheat and everything in between. Viewers will learn the stories of...
Blank on Blank
Richard Feynman on What It Means
"The key was somehow to know what was important and what was not important, what was exciting, because I can’t learn everything." - Richard Feynman in 1966 Hear more interview outtakes and learn more about Richard Feynman...
Curated Video
Fermi’s Paradox
Astronomer Jill Tarter, Director of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute, discusses the so-called "Fermi Paradox" about extraterrestrial life developed by famous physicist Enrico Fermi.
Curated Video
“Freezing in” the Wrong Picture
Particle physicist Nima Arkani-Hamed (Institute for Advanced Study) describes how popular science writing often communicates already outdated ideas to the public.
Physics Girl
BIZARRE spinning toys
Spinning toys and tops have unusual behaviors. The famous tippe top flips itself over and spins on its stem. The PhiTOP stands up on its end, which you can also do with a hard-boiled egg. These behaviors all have to do with torque and...
Wonderscape
The Life and Contributions of Albert Einstein: Changing the Way We View the World
In this video, we learn about the life and contributions of Albert Einstein, the famous scientist who revolutionized our understanding of the universe. From his early curiosity about mathematics and electricity to his groundbreaking...
SciShow
What Really Happened the First Time We Split a Heavy Atom in Half
This episode was produced in collaboration with and sponsored by Emerson. Click here to learn more about their We Love STEM initiative: http://bit.ly/2fnBiHO When scientists first split the atom, they didn’t realize what they’d done...
National Geographic
Here's What You Missed on Episode 4 | Genius
Mileva struggles to raise a baby and support Einstein as he works on his most famous theories. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Watch all Genius Clips here: http://bit.ly/2WatchGenius About Genius: From Executive Producers...
SciShow
IDTIMWYTIM: Schrodinger's Cat
"I Don't Think It Means What You Think It Means" examines scientific theories that have taken on a life of their own in popular culture & we help you understand what they really mean in scientific terms. Today we take on Schrodinger's...
SciShow
IDTIMWYTIM Schrodingers Cat
"I Don't Think It Means What You Think It Means" examines scientific theories that have taken on a life of their own in popular culture & we help you understand what they really mean in scientific terms. Today we take on Schrodinger's...
The Royal Institution
Jim Al-Khalili - Quantum Life: How Physics Can Revolutionise Biology
In this Friday Evening Discourse at the Royal Institution, Professor Jim Al-Khalili explores how the mysteries of quantum theory might be observable at the biological level. Although many examples can be found in the scientific...
Curated Video
What Are The Different Atomic Models? Dalton, Rutherford, Bohr and Heisenberg Models Explained
Atomic Models: Centuries ago, people didn’t know exactly what was inside an atom, but they had some “ideas”. Around 400 BC, a Greek philosopher named Democritus came up with a theory that everything in the world was made of tiny...
Biography
Albert Einstein | The Humorous Humanitarian | Biography
Nobel Prize winner Albert Einstein is one of the most influential and well-known physicists in history. Learn more about his life and work in this mini biography. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve...
Gresham College
It from Bit: The Science of Information
What if, at its heart, the universe is not a collection of particles, forces and fields but rather a collection of bits? A lecture by Professor Richard Harvey, IT Livery Company Professor of IT 23 October 2018...
Gresham College
Peter Guthrie Tait: A Knot's Tale - Dr Julia Collins
Peter Guthrie Tait (1831 - 1901) was significantly less famous than his friends Maxwell and Kelvin, but unfairly so because he was an important and prolific mathematical physicist. He was Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University...
World Science Festival
Brian Greene and Alan Alda Discuss Why Einstein Hated Quantum Mechanics
Albert Einstein was not a fan of quantum mechanics. He was annoyed by the uncertain, random nature of the universe it implied (hence the famous quote "God does not play dice with the universe"). So, Einstein tried to develop a unified...
Curated Video
Testing Reality
Quantum physicist Artur Ekert, University of Oxford and NUS, relates how the now-famous Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen thought experiment was generally ignored for decades before John Bell pointed the way towards a key experiment to test it...