Einstein’s thoughts and scientific wisdom — Einstein is one of the most popular scientific figures of all time best known for his works on relativity theories, his unique hairstyle, and his thought experiments. Einstein never conducted a single experiment in his life, all his discoveries were the results of complicated thought experiments as he believed in…

Are religion and science reconcilable? — A lot of debates have been going on for ages about the irreconcilability of science and religion. One of the most common arguments that most theists bring up while having debates on this topic is the fact that most scientists are religious too despite the existence of many incompatibilities between…

This is how the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* looks like — At some point in your life, you must have gazed at the night sky and chances are that your vision included the beautiful white haze of the Milky Way. Somewhere around that haze lies the center of the galaxy we live in. When I was a kid I used to…

Remembering the great scientific genius on his 104th birthday — Today marks the 104th birth anniversary of American physicist Richard Feynman. He was born on this day in 1918 in Queens, New York City. He developed a fascination for science from quite a tender age. He was greatly inspired by his father who used to work in a company that…

A historical piece of literature that played a key role in Ramanujan’s life — Srinivasa Ramanujan was a Tamil Nadu born mathematical prodigy. Despite being born in a poor family and having no formal education in pure mathematics, Ramanujan went on to formulate and solve some of the most important mathematical theorems which were then considered unsolvable. Ramanujan’s simplicity, wit, and pure love towards…

J. Robert Oppenheimer was more than just a physicist — Robert Oppenheimer was a scholar and quite a genius. He skipped three grades from his elementary school and graduated at quite a young age with distinction. He joined Harvard College after 18 and was exceptionally good at English and French literature. …

Did Einstein believe in the existence of God or was he an atheist? — In the years 1905 and 1916, Albert Einstein published his special and general theories of relativity respectively which made him one of the most influential physicists in the history of science. Einstein was a prolific thinker who could thought-experiment complicated physical phenomena and postulate the underlying principles behind those phenomena…

What do the two eccentric geniuses have in common — Nikola Tesla can be considered the founding father of modern electrical engineering. The Serbian-born inventor is one of the most profound and prolific scientists of all time who, unfortunately, had to go through a lot in his life. During the time of his death, it is reportedly stated that he…

How the eccentric genius was much more than a physicist — The eccentric 20th century showman was so much more than a physicist. Richard Feynman won millions of hearts through his iconic lectures in the 1960s and 70s, of those who want to wonder in the realm of science, those who see science, not just as an academic discipline but a…