Physics Timeline

1905 Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity is born and formulates famous equation E=mc^2
His 1905 paper on the electrodynamics of moving bodies introduced his theory of special relativity, which showed that the observed independence of the speed of light on the observer’s sta...
1942 Dec 2 First Self-Sustained Nuclear Chain Reaction Achieved
At 3:25 P.M. on December 2, 1942, the Atomic Age began inside an enormous tent on a squash court under the stands of the University of Chicago's Stagg Field. There, scientists headed by ...
2010 Oct 5 Nobel Prize In Physics Is Awarded To Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov For Experiments Using Graphene
The 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded jointly to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov "for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene". Both p...
2012 Mar 16 Neutrinos Found Not to Travel Faster Than Light
European researchers said Friday they have measured the speed of neutrinos and found the subatomic particles don't travel faster than light after all