5/10: In physics, the paper traces paradigm shifts from Newtonian mechanics to quantum theory, highlighting their discursive nature. These shifts reflect power struggles over defining physical reality, not just empirical progress. #PhysicsHistory #ParadigmShift

#OTD in 1948, the now-famous “alpha-beta-gamma” paper explained how conditions after the #BigBang could explain the origin of hydrogen and helium.

Learn more about the paper, and how it got its tongue-in-cheek name: aps.org/apsnews/2008...

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Did you know Nikolay Umov (pioneer of energy flow in physics) mentored Alexander Zinger? Umov’s work laid the foundation for vector representations of energy movement—an idea crucial to modern physics! (Q2996992) #PhysicsHistory #EnergyFlow

Hot physics take: Max Planck did more to advance physics than Albert Einstein.

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Even failure leads to greatness in science! The Michelson-Morley experiment sought to detect the 'aether' but instead transformed our understanding of physics, paving the way for relativity. 🌌
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michels...
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Quantum mechanics turns 100, and it all started with a 23-year-old Heisenberg on a hay fever retreat! What inspires you most about this extraordinary revolution in physics?

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#OnThisDay in 1912, Alfred Wegener said all seven continents were once a single landmass.

He theorized that Pangaea slowly drifted apart over millions of years. His theory of continental drift confirmed by plate tectonics in the 1960s.
www.aps.org/archives/pub...

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OTD, Albert Einstein published his groundbreaking paper on the Quantum Theory of Light. This paper introduced the concept that light could be described as discrete packets of energy called quanta or photons, which he later won the Nobel Prize for🧪
#Physics #PhysicsHistory #Einstein #NobelPrize

🧵 The story of the discovery of the electron by J.J. Thomson in 1897. 🧪 #Physics #PhysicsHistory #History

The end of an era: the original ATLAS Small Wheels, ready for their final bow. Thank you for decades of discovery. 🌀🏆 #PhysicsHistory #ATLASdetector

In May of 1618, astronomer Johannes Kepler laid out a music of the spheres in his 1619 treatise, Harmonices Mundi, suggesting that the planets of the solar system produced tones as they orbited the sun. Discover more in #PhysicsHistory: go.aps.org/2WL4Tzm.