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Dr. Zohra Aziza Baccouche, physicist, science filmmaker, and disability advocate, passes away

PHOTO COURTESY: NSBP. Dr. Zohra Aziza Baccouche, the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in physics in Maryland and the first blind person...

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APS to review data on police brutality when selecting future conference venues

"We voted unanimously to recommend these changes. We want to conduct every APS meeting in a safe environment for our attendees."

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Andrea Ghez wins 2020 Nobel Prize in physics for her work on black holes

Ghez is the fourth woman to win a Nobel Prize in physics, joining Marie Curie in 1903, Maria Goeppert-Mayer in 1963, and Donna Strickland in 2018.

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Vera Rubin observatory named in honour of groundbreaking dark matter scientist

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), a U.S.-run, Chile-based facility, has been re-named the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in honour of the groundbreaking astronomer who provided...

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Lists Physics

6 physics books and podcasts for non-physicists

Physics is fascinating: It is simple yet complex, it is comprehensive but incomplete. It’s the science of how things move, and the science of...

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