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January
[edit]Below are links to Featured content within WikiProject Physics. A small bronze star icon (
) on the top right corner of an article's page, symbolizes the featured content on Wikipedia.
A featured article exemplifies our very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing. Featured article status means the article is well written, comprehensive, and well researched. Besides meeting the policies regarding content for all Wikipedia articles, it meets style guidelines.
Archimedes- Astrophysics Data System
- Atom
- Atomic line filter
- Big Bang
- Binary star
- James E. Boyd (scientist)
- Dwarf planet
- Electron
- Equipartition theorem
- Leonhard Euler
- Extrasolar planet
- Eye (cyclone)
- Ursula Franklin
- Gamma-ray burst
- General relativity
- Gliding
- Hubble Deep Field
- Introduction to general relativity
- Johannes Kepler
- Laplace–Runge–Lenz vector
- Magnetosphere of Jupiter
- Mechanical filter
- Numerical weather prediction
- Gerard K. O'Neill
- J. Robert Oppenheimer
- Blaise Pascal
- Photon
- Planetary nebula
- Plutonium
- Quark
- Redshift
- Louis Slotin
- Speed of light
- Star
- Sun
- Supernova
- Edward Teller
- Tornado
- Tropical cyclone
- Ununoctium
- Uranium
- White dwarf
- Wind
February
[edit]This month, the Physics portal selects various Wikipedia books related to physics. A Wikipedia Book is a collection of Wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, rendered electronically in PDF, ZIM or OpenDocument format, or ordered as a printed book. As with most projects on Wikipedia, this one is evolving.
- Albert Einstein
- Atomic models
- Earth Science
- Electronic structure methods
- Energy
- Four-fermion interactions
- Hadronic Matter
- Hydrogen
- Isaac Newton
- Landmark experiments in physics
- Large Hadron Collider
- Leptons
- Matter
- Maxwell's equations
- Nobel Prize in Physics
- Nucleosynthesis
- Orbital Mechanics
- Orders of magnitude
- Particles of the Standard Model
- Physics
- Quantum Algebra and Quantum Computers
- Quantum Mechanics
- Quarks
- Radioactive Waste Management
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
- Space
- System
- Universe
- Via Panisperna Boys
- Wolf Prize in Physics
- There is also the book Chemical elements, which contains links to various books on the elements.
- Also, a new Wikipedia article entitled List of physics concepts in primary and secondary education curricula may be of interest.
March
[edit]Below are links to Featured content within WikiProject Physics. A small bronze star icon () on the top right corner of an article's page, symbolizes the featured content on Wikipedia.
A featured article exemplifies our very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing. Featured article status means the article is well written, comprehensive, and well researched. Besides meeting the policies regarding content for all Wikipedia articles, it meets style guidelines.
- Archimedes
- Astrophysics Data System
- Atom
- Atomic line filter
- Big Bang
- Binary star
- James E. Boyd (scientist)
- Dwarf planet
- Electron
- Equipartition theorem
- Leonhard Euler
- Extrasolar planet
- Eye (cyclone)
- Ursula Franklin
- Gamma-ray burst
- General relativity
- Gliding
- Hubble Deep Field
- Introduction to general relativity
- Johannes Kepler
- Laplace–Runge–Lenz vector
- Magnetosphere of Jupiter
- Mechanical filter
- Numerical weather prediction
- Gerard K. O'Neill
- J. Robert Oppenheimer
- Blaise Pascal
- Photon
- Planetary nebula
- Plutonium
- Quark
- Redshift
- Louis Slotin
- Speed of light
- Star
- Sun
- Supernova
- Edward Teller
- Tornado
- Tropical cyclone
- Ununoctium
- Uranium
- White dwarf
- Wind
April
[edit]This month, the Physics portal selects various Wikipedia books related to physics. A Wikipedia Book is a collection of Wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, rendered electronically in PDF, ZIM or OpenDocument format, or ordered as a printed book. As with most projects on Wikipedia, this one is evolving.
- Albert Einstein
- Atomic models
- Earth Science
- Electronic structure methods
- Energy
- Four-fermion interactions
- Hadronic Matter
- Hydrogen
- Isaac Newton
- Landmark experiments in physics
- Large Hadron Collider
- Leptons
- Matter
- Maxwell's equations
- Nobel Prize in Physics
- Nucleosynthesis
- Orbital Mechanics
- Orders of magnitude
- Particles of the Standard Model
- Physics
- Quantum Algebra and Quantum Computers
- Quantum Mechanics
- Quarks
- Radioactive Waste Management
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
- Space
- System
- Universe
- Via Panisperna Boys
- Wolf Prize in Physics
- There is also the book Chemical elements, which contains links to various books on the elements.
- Also, a new Wikipedia article entitled List of physics concepts in primary and secondary education curricula may be of interest.
May
[edit]Below are links to Featured content within WikiProject Physics. A small bronze star icon () on the top right corner of an article's page, symbolizes the featured content on Wikipedia.
A featured article exemplifies our very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing. Featured article status means the article is well written, comprehensive, and well researched. Besides meeting the policies regarding content for all Wikipedia articles, it meets style guidelines.
- Archimedes
- Astrophysics Data System
- Atom
- Atomic line filter
- Big Bang
- Binary star
- James E. Boyd (scientist)
- Dwarf planet
- Electron
- Equipartition theorem
- Leonhard Euler
- Extrasolar planet
- Eye (cyclone)
- Ursula Franklin
- Gamma-ray burst
- General relativity
- Gliding
- Hubble Deep Field
- Introduction to general relativity
- Johannes Kepler
- Laplace–Runge–Lenz vector
- Magnetosphere of Jupiter
- Mechanical filter
- Numerical weather prediction
- Gerard K. O'Neill
- J. Robert Oppenheimer
- Blaise Pascal
- Photon
- Planetary nebula
- Plutonium
- Quark
- Redshift
- Louis Slotin
- Speed of light
- Star
- Sun
- Supernova
- Edward Teller
- Tornado
- Tropical cyclone
- Ununoctium
- Uranium
- White dwarf
- Wind
June
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The article entitled "Outline of physics" provides as an overview of and topical guide to physics. Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.
July
[edit]This month, the Physics portal selects various Wikipedia books related to physics. A Wikipedia Book is a collection of Wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, rendered electronically in PDF, ZIM or OpenDocument format, or ordered as a printed book. As with most projects on Wikipedia, this one is evolving.
- Albert Einstein
- Atomic models
- Earth Science
- Electronic structure methods
- Energy
- Four-fermion interactions
- Hadronic Matter
- Hydrogen
- Isaac Newton
- Landmark experiments in physics
- Large Hadron Collider
- Leptons
- Matter
- Maxwell's equations
- Nobel Prize in Physics
- Nucleosynthesis
- Orbital Mechanics
- Orders of magnitude
- Particles of the Standard Model
- Physics
- Quantum Algebra and Quantum Computers
- Quantum Mechanics
- Quarks
- Radioactive Waste Management
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
- Space
- System
- Universe
- Via Panisperna Boys
- Wolf Prize in Physics
- There is also the book Chemical elements, which contains links to various books on the elements.
- Also, a new Wikipedia article entitled List of physics concepts in primary and secondary education curricula may be of interest.
August
[edit]Below are links to Featured content within WikiProject Physics. A small bronze star icon () on the top right corner of an article's page, symbolizes the featured content on Wikipedia.
A featured article exemplifies our very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing. Featured article status means the article is well written, comprehensive, and well researched. Besides meeting the policies regarding content for all Wikipedia articles, it meets style guidelines.
- Archimedes
- Astrophysics Data System
- Atom
- Atomic line filter
- Big Bang
- Binary star
- James E. Boyd (scientist)
- Dwarf planet
- Electron
- Equipartition theorem
- Leonhard Euler
- Extrasolar planet
- Eye (cyclone)
- Ursula Franklin
- Gamma-ray burst
- General relativity
- Gliding
- Hubble Deep Field
- Introduction to general relativity
- Johannes Kepler
- Laplace–Runge–Lenz vector
- Magnetosphere of Jupiter
- Mechanical filter
- Numerical weather prediction
- Gerard K. O'Neill
- J. Robert Oppenheimer
- Blaise Pascal
- Photon
- Planetary nebula
- Plutonium
- Quark
- Redshift
- Louis Slotin
- Speed of light
- Star
- Sun
- Supernova
- Edward Teller
- Tornado
- Tropical cyclone
- Ununoctium
- Uranium
- White dwarf
- Wind
September
[edit]This month, the Physics portal selects various Wikipedia books related to physics. A Wikipedia Book is a collection of Wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, rendered electronically in PDF, ZIM or OpenDocument format, or ordered as a printed book. As with most projects on Wikipedia, this one is evolving.
- Albert Einstein
- Atomic models
- Earth Science
- Electronic structure methods
- Energy
- Four-fermion interactions
- Hadronic Matter
- Hydrogen
- Isaac Newton
- Landmark experiments in physics
- Large Hadron Collider
- Leptons
- Matter
- Maxwell's equations
- Nobel Prize in Physics
- Nucleosynthesis
- Orbital Mechanics
- Orders of magnitude
- Particles of the Standard Model
- Physics
- Quantum Algebra and Quantum Computers
- Quantum Mechanics
- Quarks
- Radioactive Waste Management
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
- Space
- System
- Universe
- Via Panisperna Boys
- Wolf Prize in Physics
- There is also the book Chemical elements, which contains links to various books on the elements.
- Also, the Wikipedia article entitled List of physics concepts in primary and secondary education curricula may be of interest.
October
[edit]Below are links to pages that are rated "Good Article" within WikiProject Physics from letters "A" thru "L". The small good article icon (
), which can be found on the top right corner of a rated Wikipedia page, symbolizes content held to a high standard on Wikipedia, although these have not reached Featured Article status.
- Luis Walter Alvarez
- Astronomy
- Atomic theory
- Robert Bacher
- Hans Bethe
- Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics
- Black hole
- Niels Bohr
- Max Born
- Norris Bradbury
- Celestial spheres
- James Chadwick
- Clapotis
- Arthur Compton
- Condensed matter physics
- Edward Condon
- Charles Critchfield
- Marie Curie
- Cyclone
- Deep Impact (spacecraft)
- Diffusion damping
- Dirac delta function
- Dynamics of the celestial spheres
- Ecliptic
- Albert Einstein
- Electricity
- Ronald Fedkiw
- Enrico Fermi
- Force
- Frog battery
- Klaus Fuchs
- Galileo Galilei
- Geothermal energy
- Josiah Willard Gibbs
- John T. Hayward
- Hilbert space
- Interferometry
- Kilogram
- Hilde Levi
- Liquid crystal
- X-ray crystallography
November
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France Anne Córdova | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Paris, France |
| Spouse | Christian J. Foster |
| Alma mater | Stanford University California Institute of Technology |
| Profession | Astrophysicist |
| Institutions | Purdue University University of California, Riverside University of California, Santa Barbara Pennsylvania State University Los Alamos National Laboratory NASA |
France Anne-Dominic Córdova (born August 5, 1947) is an American astrophysicist, researcher and university administrator. She was the eleventh President of Purdue University,[1] stepping down on July 15, 2012, at the end of her 5-year term. She presently serves as the chair of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. On July 31, 2013, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Córdova to be the Director of the National Science Foundation.[2]
December
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France Anne Córdova | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Paris, France |
| Spouse | Christian J. Foster |
| Alma mater | Stanford University California Institute of Technology |
| Profession | Astrophysicist |
| Institutions | Purdue University University of California, Riverside University of California, Santa Barbara Pennsylvania State University Los Alamos National Laboratory NASA |
France Anne-Dominic Córdova (born August 5, 1947) is an American astrophysicist, researcher and university administrator. She was the eleventh President of Purdue University,[3] stepping down on July 15, 2012, at the end of her 5-year term. She presently serves as the chair of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. On July 31, 2013, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Córdova to be the Director of the National Science Foundation.[4]
- ^ Kim Medaris (July 9, 2007). "Córdova to hold ice cream social July 16 on first day as Purdue president". Purdue News Service. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts" (Press release). The White House. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- ^ Kim Medaris (July 9, 2007). "Córdova to hold ice cream social July 16 on first day as Purdue president". Purdue News Service. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts" (Press release). The White House. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2013-08-01.