Atomic and nuclear physics has fascinated me ever since I started reading about it. I am a very strong supporter of particle theory. Even though I had always loved physics, I never really focused on it outside of school. It wasn’t until a coworker of mine had brought up a physics related event that made me remember my interest in the subject. Ever since, he and I talk about nothing but physics. It was that catalyst that inspired me to start reading. The first book I picked up is a self teaching guide called Physics Demystified, by Stan Gibilisco, and I came across the chapter entitled, Paricles of Matter. I was just so sucked in by the quantum world, and it was that instant I had realized I wanted to learn more.
Interest: Atomic and Nuclear Physics, Playing the guitar
My Hero: Richard P. Feynman
Recommended Links:
Schrodinger's Cat
Standard Model
Supersymmetry
Hyperon
Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
Quantum gravity
Higgs Boson
Weak Interaction
Strong Interaction
Electromagnetism
Cosmological natural selection
Chaos Theory
Murray Gell-Mann
Richard Phillips Feynman
Enrico Fermi
Paul Dirac
Wolfgang Pauli
Photoelectric Effect
Recommended Books:
Faster Than The Speed Of Light, by Joao Magueijo
Time Travel In Einstein's Universe, by J. Richard Gott
Atom: Journey Accross The Subatomic Cosmos, by Isaac Asimov
In Search Of Schrödinger's Cat, by John Gribbin
Not Even Wrong: The Failure Of String Theory And The Search For Unity In Physical Law, by Peter Woit
Supersymmetry, by Gordon Kane