Wallpaper*: Can you share the inspiration behind the title of your current show ‘Western Mechanics.’’? Alex Prager: The title Western Mechanics is intentionally ambiguous, nodding at Americana ...

In 1927, physicists gathered to discuss the recent formulation of quantum mechanics, at the Solvay Conference on Physics in Brussels. Many important figures were in attendance, including Werner ...

Quantum mechanics, or quantum physics, is the body of scientific laws that describe the wacky behavior of photons, electrons and the other subatomic particles that make up the universe.

In a conversation with Scientific American, ’t Hooft spoke about his Breakthrough Prize, his optimism for the future of particle physics, his dissatisfaction with quantum mechanics, and the ...

The term "quantum mechanics" was first coined by Max Born in 1924. The acceptance by the general physics community of quantum mechanics is due to its accurate prediction of the physical ...

That’s because quantum mechanics, at least at a glance, seems to frequently flout the laws of classical physics (specifically Isaac Newton’s Laws of Thermodynamics) and regularly creates pesky ...

Physicists John F. Clauser, Alain Aspect and Anton Zeilinger received the 2022 Nobel Prize in physics on Oct. 4, for their research in quantum mechanics. (Video: AP) By Joel Achenbach.

Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger have won the Nobel Prize in physics for their landmark achievements in quantum mechanics – the study of the behavior of particles and atoms ...

A century ago, physics had its Darwinian moment — a change in perspective that was as consequential for the physical sciences as the theory of evolution by natural selection was for biology.

Linked up Entanglement raises profound questions at the border between physics and philosophy. (Courtesy: iStock/gremlin) Philosophers of science have been intrigued by this year’s Nobel Prize for ...