Dale DeBakcsyNov 7, 2023ChemistryThe Unstoppable Marie CurieYou want to see tough? Take a look at this picture of Marie Curie near life’s end. It’s not an image you see a lot, but there is no...
Dale DeBakcsyMay 23, 2023PhysicsQuantizing the Nucleus: Maria Goeppert-Mayer and the Creation of Nuclear Shell TheoryHow does radioactive decay know when to stop? When Uranium-238 breaks up, it goes through twenty-two intermediate isotopes before...