The Evidence for Modern Physics : : how we Know What we Know

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"Course No. 10070."
Disc 1. Do you believe in atoms? -- Peering inside protons and neutrons -- Seeing light as wave and particle -- The paradox of quantum entanglement -- How we know special relativity is real -- Why the speed of light is the speed limit.
Disc 2. Discovering subatomic particles -- How do you weigh a quark? -- Capturing the ghostly neutrino -- The search for the Higgs Boson -- Are man-made black holes dangerous? -- How we know what stars are made of.
Disc 3. Forming the Milky Way and other galaxies -- Finding planets around distant stars -- The awesome evidence for gravitational waves -- How we know the universe began with a bang -- The case for cosmic inflation.
Disc 4. How we know dark matter exists -- How we search for dark matter -- How we know the universe is accelerating -- Measuring the size and age of the universe -- What we know about quantum foam -- Are space and time quantized?
Instructor, Don Lincoln, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
"In a riveting course designed to give non-scientists the matchless experience of scientific discovery and deep understanding, The Evidence for Modern Physics: How We Know What We Know takes you through the most remarkable insights of contemporary physics, showing why physicists believe what they do."--The Great Courses.
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